cacole So much time wasted trying to come up with answers to a problem that was not caused by what everyone seems to have thought.
So much time wasted trying to come up with answers to a problem that was not caused by what everyone seems to have thought.
Quote: Dknelson,
The only thing clear to me from hearing the problem was that the motor was not stalling even when the points were entirely thrown but rather was continuing to run.
Dave,
This statement, is exactly what I was trying to get across in my replys, it was not clicking because there was ballast in the gears.
Thank You!
Frank
dknelson cacole So much time wasted trying to come up with answers to a problem that was not caused by what everyone seems to have thought. I was acting as go between and me and my friend really do appreciate all the ideas and suggestions -- particularly the part about ballast as he has yet to ballast that part of his layout.
I was acting as go between and me and my friend really do appreciate all the ideas and suggestions -- particularly the part about ballast as he has yet to ballast that part of his layout.
I have a large number of Tortoises on my layout, and not a one has ever failed in the 10 years that my layout has been up and running.
But, a couple of years ago, I did have that one Tortoise making clicking noises. When I did open it up, I found several grains of ballast in the gear teeth, just as the technician at Circuitron predicted when I called.
So, apparently, ballast fouling up the gears is not all that uncommon. A word to the wise!
Frank asked, how could ballast get in that side opening? Good question. My only answer is, it did.
Rich
Alton Junction
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You must be living in a different, atmosphere than I am. The gravity in my house goes down, not to the side.
OH OH, I tink, the above is what I said.
But it must have been the ''gremlins''.