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Engine will not run

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:42 AM

loren,

Please include the make, model, and year of manufacture of the transformer that you are using. (Some transformers will have all of this information; others will not; but all will have some of it.)

 

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Posted by chuck on Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:39 AM
Check to make sure you haven't acxcidently locked in neutral.  There is usually a lever on the loco to disengage  the e-unit in whatever state it was last in.  Try sliding the lever and then raise and lower the voltage to try and cycle the e-unit.  It's possible the unit is actually stuck and may need to be worked on or replaced.
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Posted by wrmcclellan on Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:55 AM

loren,

Give us some more information such as the number on the locomotive.

On first glance it sounds like the e-unit is not engaging which can mean the loco is stuck in neutral.

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Engine will not run
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:43 AM
I have a 1941 lional train I have had since it was new. It doesn't run. I have disassembled the engine placed it on a section of track. It is getting power as the light still works. It will click but the motor won't move. It will turn by hand. I probably haven't had it out of its box in twenty years. The transformer is putting out 17.8 volts. I am hooked up to the a and u terminals. b doesn't seem to do any thing.

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