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Fallen locomotive now has intermittent short

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Fallen locomotive now has intermittent short
Posted by Train-deprived-in-Peterborough on Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:44 PM
Hello, everyone. I have a Life Like PA that has had a tumble off of a layout and now will run briefly then short the power supply, then run again. It is DC and has no circuit board in it. Any ideas?
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Posted by cacole on Monday, February 22, 2010 6:05 AM

Take off the shell.  Check all of the mechanism for dislodged parts, particularly the motor and trucks.  Check for loose or broken wires on the trucks and at the motor. 

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