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thomas buckley		#1 Posted : 21 May 2016 00:44:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		i have gotten my turntable to move back and forth after replacing the entire motor and housing with older working unit, yeah! Now I put it all together and run my analog loco through switch yard and the moment it is on turntable, it stops. i observe that the loco moves slowly till it reaches table, plus, on the yard side the loco will not reverse. on layout side of turntable everything works normally. the turntable itself has low miles, contacts look new etc. the motor was replaced due to hard oil syndrome, bad magnet, just easier to install known good motor. what should i look for to get the loco to complete the trip from yard to layout?
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analogmike		#2 Posted : 21 May 2016 02:49:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		add power to the yard side, see if it helps. mikey
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thomas buckley		#3 Posted : 21 May 2016 20:12:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		should i connect feeder track to yard side with another transformer, is that possible with AC?, or connect track from layout side and make yard continuous with rest of layout? (a challenge in geometry lol) Thanks in advance for the help!!
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analogmike		#4 Posted : 21 May 2016 20:19:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		You can do it either way but for now just go to the same trafo. add a ground too. older m-track can loose ground. sometimes it need help. mikey
		I love the smell of smoke fluid in the morning .
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thomas buckley		#5 Posted : 28 May 2016 20:14:16(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		I added power to yard side and loco ran better, reversed and such. However, when loco reaches turntable, it just plain stops. I used my handy dandy multimeter, set to AC voltage and there is no voltage on turntable, even though the turntable is working back and forth. What should I look for on turntable? I thought the turntable was good but maybe my reassembly was defective?!!!
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carlos.rivas.16752		#6 Posted : 28 May 2016 20:50:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 303 Location: Vigo, Spain		Maybe there's an unsoldered cable somewhere...look under the turntable. Or maybe sometjing is wrong with the joint piece in the edge of the turntable
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analogmike		#7 Posted : 29 May 2016 15:59:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		Ah ha, Now with a lok on the table and the traffo track power at about 1/2 get a pencil and put pressure on the three metal clips near the center of the bridge and see if the lok moves. If it does dust may need to be cleaned from the contact ring. The clips may also need adjustment. It is not difficult to get the bridge off from the table. Flip the entire assy over and remove the "E"- clip from the center taking care not to lose it. I have to do this to mine every few years or so. One day I will make a little cover for it to keep the dust out. Good luck Mikey
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carlos.rivas.16752		#8 Posted : 29 May 2016 16:37:27(UTC) Retweet
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thomas buckley		#9 Posted : 01 June 2016 23:03:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		Will wonders never cease, cleaned every contact with 91% alcohol and got intermittent contact with loco. duh me! cleaned track rails with rag and alcohol and voila, runs great. got to keep reminding myself to keep it simple, fix the obvious. at least the turntable is spotless, :)) thanks for the help
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analogmike		#10 Posted : 03 June 2016 21:38:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		Dirty Track Mikey
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biedmatt		#11 Posted : 03 June 2016 21:42:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,343 Location: Southwest Ohio		My dirty track never looks like that, where can I find some?
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analogmike		#12 Posted : 03 June 2016 22:16:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		You gotta go to Thomas Buckley's house.
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thomas buckley		#13 Posted : 19 June 2016 19:02:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		lmao!! my dirty track is "redhead" but yeah:))
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analogmike		#14 Posted : 20 June 2016 00:36:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		OK then, REDHEAD dirty track;
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kiwiAlan		#15 Posted : 20 June 2016 01:00:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,101 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: analogmike OK then, REDHEAD dirty track; Not going to get far without any wheels though ...
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analogmike		#16 Posted : 20 June 2016 03:27:39(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		Is this better?
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Rwill		#17 Posted : 20 June 2016 08:05:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 777 Location: England, London		Still not going to get very far unless they put it on the track.
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analogmike		#18 Posted : 20 June 2016 12:25:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 739 Location: NEW JERSEY, USA		I know and you know but they don't. For the time being they seem to be quiet and happy so let's leave them alone. Mikey
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thomas buckley		#19 Posted : 20 June 2016 19:31:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 114 Location: California, warner Springs		omg, you guys are funny!!!
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