trainmania100
Established Member
Hello
My Hornby Tender Drive Stannier 8F seems to have run in to a spot of bother
Normally with a tender drive loco i would just scrap it because tender drive locos are usually poor runners.
But this one however runs brilliantly which is why i will go through the effort of repairing it. It also has a nice light in the firebox.
The tender is connected to the main body through a hole with a spring attached. The tender has a thick gold metal pin which inserts through this hole and presumably recieves current from the locos pickups
However when running, there seems to be electrical problems on the connection between the locomotive and tender, resulting in an electrical buzzing, blue light and followed by a short circuit requiring a power reset.
My question is why is it doing this and how can it be resolved? The wiring all seems fine and is rather new (its an old model with little use).
A video of the connector when the power is on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhC5UmAxAqM
It will eventually cut the power. Sometimes I can get a run on it, usually in reverse but i would like it to run forward without cutting the power.
Much appreciated any assistance
My Hornby Tender Drive Stannier 8F seems to have run in to a spot of bother
Normally with a tender drive loco i would just scrap it because tender drive locos are usually poor runners.
But this one however runs brilliantly which is why i will go through the effort of repairing it. It also has a nice light in the firebox.
The tender is connected to the main body through a hole with a spring attached. The tender has a thick gold metal pin which inserts through this hole and presumably recieves current from the locos pickups
However when running, there seems to be electrical problems on the connection between the locomotive and tender, resulting in an electrical buzzing, blue light and followed by a short circuit requiring a power reset.
My question is why is it doing this and how can it be resolved? The wiring all seems fine and is rather new (its an old model with little use).
A video of the connector when the power is on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhC5UmAxAqM
It will eventually cut the power. Sometimes I can get a run on it, usually in reverse but i would like it to run forward without cutting the power.
Much appreciated any assistance