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Author: clotclot Date: Dec 27, 2006 15:57
Halla wrote:
> The OH bought himself a small Hornby summat-or-other set a few months
> back. He's hauled it all out and set it up, and his train appears to
> have seized up, Its wheels will no longer turn. Anything we can do
> about that, do you know, or is it a case of waiting until Hornby come
> back from their holidays and speaking to them?
Clean the track; the power to the engine goes via the track. Mild
corrosion of the track can cause this problem. Very fine snadpaper or
wet'n dry will help!
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Author: Flash GordonFlash Gordon Date: Dec 28, 2006 10:47
Halla wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:57:18 GMT, "clot"
> blethered:
>
>> Halla wrote:
>>> The OH bought himself a small Hornby summat-or-other set a few months
>>> back. He's hauled it all out and set it up, and his train appears to
>>> have seized up, Its wheels will no longer turn. Anything we can do
>>> about that, do you know, or is it a case of waiting until Hornby come
>>> back from their holidays and speaking to them?
>> Clean the track; the power to the engine goes via the track. Mild
>> corrosion of the track can cause this problem. Very fine snadpaper or
>> wet'n dry will help!
>
> It's pretty much a brand new set, the tracks looked nice and shiny.
> <:-/
Did you polish it leaving a nice, shiny, non-conducting coating? ;-)
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Author: clotclot Date: Dec 28, 2006 17:54
Halla wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:47:26 +0000, Flash Gordon
> blethered:
>
>> Halla wrote:
>>> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:57:18 GMT, "clot"
>>> blethered:
>>>
>>>> Halla wrote:
>>>>> The OH bought himself a small Hornby summat-or-other set a few
>>>>> months back. He's hauled it all out and set it up, and his train
>>>>> appears to have seized up, Its wheels will no longer turn.
>>>>> Anything we can do about that, do you know, or is it a case of
>>>>> waiting until Hornby come back from their holidays and speaking
>>>>> to them?
>>>> Clean the track; the power to the engine goes via the track. Mild
>>>> corrosion of the track can cause this problem. Very fine snadpaper
>>>> or wet'n dry will help!
>>>
>>> It's pretty much a brand new set, the tracks looked nice and shiny. ...
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Author: ChasChas Date: Dec 28, 2006 21:50
"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote> Gid Holyoake brynamman.org.uk> blethered:
>>>In article <5lv8p2d32m0ikdnjca2ab9nddlrdsecle1@ 4ax.com>, Halla
>>generously decided to share with us..
>>
>>Snippetry..
>> >>> Nothing has been polished, or corroded (AFAICS). When not attached to
>>> the tracks, should the train wheels still turn when gently persuaded?
>>
>>Not if they're driven by a worm gear they won't..
>
> A what now?
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Author: Ben NewsamBen Newsam Date: Dec 29, 2006 01:45
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:36:01 +0000, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>Nothing has been polished, or corroded (AFAICS). When not attached to
>the tracks, should the train wheels still turn when gently persuaded?
Unlikely. The tiny electric motor is probably connected directly to a
worm gear which drives a "normal" gear wheel on one of the axles. Some
motors have a worm gear at both ends, so both axles might be driven.
In that case, you could slowly turn the wheels by rotating the motor,
but not the other way round. Assuming (for the moment) that the track
is properly powered, then some possibilities in the motor are:
a) Connection problem. Powere goes to the motor via the wheels, so
there are little metal contacts with wires attached, one on each side
of the loco. The wires go to the motor. The metal contact might be
very dirty or have something like paper or fluff underneath it,
preventing contact. The wires to the motor may have broken at one end
or the other. The latter is unlikely unless it has been fiddled with.
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Author: MolesworthMolesworth Date: Dec 29, 2006 02:30
In article <5lv8p2d32m0ikdnjca2ab9nddlrdsecle1@ 4ax.com>,
Halla drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:54:47 GMT, "clot"
> blethered:
>
>>Halla wrote:
>>> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:47:26 +0000, Flash Gordon
>>> blethered:
>>>
>...
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Author: David CantrellDavid Cantrell Date: Jan 4, 2007 07:45
On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 09:45:50AM +0000, Ben Newsam wrote:
> a) Connection problem...
> b) Brush problem...
>
> If it isn't any of the above, then it is probably an electrical
> continuity problem with the track. The whole system is basically very
> simple, there is little to go wrong, so the problem can only be one of
> a relatively small number of things.
Or, if the track has been set up and the train run on a carpet, it's
picked up some fluff which has tied itself in knots around the poor
little train's innards. This is, understandably, uncomfortable (would
you like to have an internal corset?) so the train is sulking. It can
be fixed if you carefully take the beasty apart.
--
David Cantrell | Enforcer, South London Linguistic Massive
Wow, my first sigquoting! I feel so special now!
-- Dan Sugalski
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Author: zymurgyzymurgy Date: Jan 18, 2007 13:40
"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote in message
news:qv8ap2pvqolc8ikij3qqqc6984e0e6g9ot@4ax.com...> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:50:56 -0000, "Chas" btinternet.com>
> blethered:
>>>"Halla" drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote>>> Gid Holyoake brynamman.org.uk> blethered:
>>>>>>>In article <5lv8p2d32m0ikdnjca2ab9nddlrdsecle1@ 4ax.com>, Halla
>>>>generously decided to share with us..
>>>>
>>>>Snippetry..
>>>> >>>>> Nothing has been polished, or corroded (AFAICS). When not attached to
>>>>> the tracks, should the train wheels still turn when gently persuaded?
>>>>
>>>>Not if they're driven by a worm gear they won't..
>>>
>>> A what now?
>> ...
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