WIRING PART 2

[Anonymous]

This is a quick note to all us beginers out there. About 2 to 3 weeks ago I posted a question about wiring. My problem was a soon as I applied power my engine would stall and die. This happened right after I soderd(? still dont know if I spelled it right) and I thought some wiring was messed up. After days of frustration I went back to the old KISS principle (keep it simple stupid) and I found the problem. IT WAS DIRTY TRACK AND DIRTY WHEELS. So for those of you who are beginers like me, and might be having problems like that, remember the KISS principle and check the small stuff first.

[Anonymous]

It's like that with automobiles too. Car won't start so the engine need to be overhauled. But no, it has a stuck fuel gauge and it just needs gas in the tank.

[cwclark]

it's good to keep your track clean especially after any work is done to the track...solder paste, filings, dirt , and grime are a sure thing when doing track work..also you'll notice that the train jerks and stalls on new track..it takes a moment for the current to flow thru new track...why?..i don't know..it happened to me today..I wired a new block and the first pass of the engine had a rough go at it..the next pass it ran like a dream and continued to do so...Chuck

[Anonymous]

Sherlock Holmes said..."Illiminate that which cannot be so, and whatever remains, no matter how ludicrous, must be so." So rule out what you know isn't the problem, and whatever is left must be the problem.

SOLDER (pronounced SAW-der), past tense: Soldered. Example, I soldered my track to my locomotive wheels.[:p]

Trevor