Jimbo1707820979 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Related earlier, I picked up a non-running FS in Apple Green for less than a fiver at the Salvation Army. A very early model. Ramsay's list it as R855N (early 70's) with chuf-chuff, firebox glow and crew.I've got it running stronglyafter a bit of a struggle. The XO motor internals absolutely dire. Also got the chuff-chuff to work, albeit quietly. The firebox glow is nowhere to be seen, nor the crew.In the attached photo there is a black box-like struture behind the motor. Would this be something to do with the "glow" ? /media/tinymce_upload/5b5e5ea7ff41ea57349cd09293b2f23d.JPG It is empty - no firewood or anything. Not eeeven the invisible crew's sandwiches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Not all the early Flying Scotsman loco's were fitted with the firebox glow feature. Service sheets 76 (with) and 89 (without) show the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 WOW - that's amazing Jimbo - a non-running FS that you managed to get going for less than a fiver!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 That's probably the same model as James May's 'fabled' Scottie. Perhaps search the episode where he tore-down and rebuilt his? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Good idea, Al. Thanks.JJ Everybody loves a bargain (to make up for their mistakes !) I'm still in the dark about the "glow". 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 Service Sheet 76 has shed some light - or glow - on this. So in the absence of a bulb I will have a go at fitting a flickering red LED. Thanks for the reference Going Spare. I guess I can also cobble up a cover for the box to hold said LED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 So that everyone knows what's being talked about.. Extract from Service Sheet 76. /media/tinymce_upload/be6dec9fcfba8745f388ea9ebe41eb4e.jpg Screw S.1022 holds the box to the chassis... The S.3360 is a piece of orange coloured translucent plastic. And slots into cast guides. The lid X.695 is a type of paxolin, and is fitted with two metal eyelets, to locate the wires from the bulb, S.5099, and the Locomotive pick up, X.682 and return, X.962, which goes to the uninsulated brush. Two plastic plugs, S.8158 wedge the four wires, in pairs, into the two eyelets. The lid is attached to the box by screw S.1011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 A flickering LED has got to be the way to go, much more reliable and cheap. You need to feed it from a bridge rectifier, so it works in both directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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