Foxee1980 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hi All,I've posted on here before about my temperamental A1Tornado tripping over points, not reversing etc. Somebody suggested loosening the bottom plate. That helped a huge amount and it was working fine for a while. However it has started tripping over one of the points again, about 25% of the time, so I've decided that it's time for a new loco.I've also got a railroad TTS Mallard which works like a dream, i assume that it is becuase it has tender pickups. My question is what do you think will look good with this? And can I tell what has and has not got tender pickups before buying? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamDavid Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Barrie Davies, on his YouTube channel, suggested the use of a weight in the chimney area of the locohttps://youtu.be/Dal_zchA6ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxee1980 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 What a great video - cheers for sharing. What an amazing layout that guy has... I need a bigger room! LolI think the solution of weighting down the front seems like it's worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 How about replacing your points, rather than the loco? What kind of points are you using?Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Or even make sure the points are pinned down dead nuts flat. Plenty of previous advice about that on here.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Which bit of the loco 'trips over' - the front bogey, or the driving wheels?What radius is the point - perhaps it is too sharp a turn for the loco?Is the point making an S bend with another one - for changing from inner to outer loop, etc?Are you driving the loco's like racing cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxee1980 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Hi AllWhen I see 'trip' I don't mean that It actually derails, it simply momentarily loses power. This only happens at fairly low speeds. It seems to be a known issue with the tornadoes.They standard hornby points and it happens when going straight over.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Then Rob’s answer is likely the reason. Use a straight edge to check the point is dead flat and use a track pin in the centre of it to flatten it if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Make sure all the wheel-back pick-ups are actually in contact with the wheels!What is happening, now we know what you mean by 'trips' - is that the plastic frog (the little triangular bit) of the point is of course blocking the electric to whichever wheel happens to be on it, and the others are also losing connection for some reason.This is almost always caused by wheels being fractionally lifted off the track, or bad pick-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 And fractional lifting off the track is usually due to the point not being flat, hence the advice any many threads on here to make sure your points are perfectly flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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