Thanks Rob
I'm only using the Powermaster and it always blinks green when a short happens(Derailment, etc). The GP9 seems to short itself so it's off to the doctor. It starts then dies. The front p/u roller still sparks some.
Brian
Green light flashing is on your PM-1 PowerMaster? This is what it sounds like if you are running in conventional. The command base is not ordinarily used for running locos conventionally.
That's a 7 amp short. Perhaps a wire inside the loco shell got pinched when you cinched down the motor screw... it should be checked out ASAP before causing a TMCC failure to the loco.
Rob
Hi
My Lionel NYC GP9 is acting psycho today. It's #2380 w/Railsounds from about 1996. It was ok until I tightened the motor mounting screw. It's thru the truck into the 1 Pullmor motor. Back on the track, it shut down like it shorted the track itself. The green light on the TMCC base was blinking. I'm running in conventional. I polished the wheels and p/u rollers and cleaned the track. It hesitated, then ran and the horn had a party. I ran it good up & down a long straight away and noticed the front p/u roller sparking pretty good. Then it shorted the track again. Any ideas before the shop gets it?
As always, thanks
PS My other engines run fine on the same track!
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