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American Flyer 634 Searchlight car

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Posted by AF53 on Monday, March 21, 2011 7:46 PM

Diremaker - Sorry I missed this earlier. Any luck with this problem. I always found problems like this could also come from dirty track. Try cleaning real good and see if it helps.

Ray

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Posted by richhotrain on Monday, February 21, 2011 4:54 AM

Move this thread to the Classic Trains forum where you will getter some responses.

A loose truck can cause flickering lights if the car is losing contact with the rails.

It could also be dirty pickup wheels.  Try cleaning the wheels if you haven't already done so.

Rich

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American Flyer 634 Searchlight car
Posted by diremaker on Monday, February 21, 2011 12:00 AM

Hi All,

Just picked up a AF 634....but the light flickers on the tracks.  All contacts are clean, soldering is good and there's no issues with wiring...but the truck appears slightly loose where the soldered connection is.  Any fix to tighten the truck to the underbody of the car without replacing?  Just wondering.  Thanks

Lou

 

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