Monday, January 16, 2012

Locomotive Electrical Problem

Andy asks readers:

"My HO locomotive seems to have an electrical issue, it will not run at all while placed on the track. As soon as I lift the back of the locomotive off the track just a little, with the front still on the rails the engine engages and the wheels turn like normal. Is this an electrical problem in the engine? Or something else? My other locomotives run just fine on the same track. Please give me any thoughts or suggestions."

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Br'er Shaygetz said...

Sounds like a short, has it ever been dis-assembled for maintenance? A truck or wheelset may be backwards or a wire crossed...