Wayne2467 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi one of my locos is refusing to run. Every time the wheels touch the track the hornby select flashes which usually tells me that one of the other trains is not on the track properly. However I still have the same problem when everything else is took off the track. Could it be dirty wheels? If so what is the best cleaning method? Or could it be something else? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Presumably this loco has been OK previous to now. If not what may you have done to it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Presumably this loco has been OK previous to now. If not what may you have done to it since. done to it ? Nothing as far as iam aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB51 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 So, presumably the Select is telling you there is a short? Sounds as though your loco may have picked up something conductive on the way around your layout (track pin, loose piece of wire etc.) which is now causing this issue. Have a close look underneath and maybe even take the body shell off and look inside. R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks for the advice. The guy who sold it me is coming over Friday to sell me some stuff. Il get him to have a look And let you know if your right. Think you might be as nothing else will run if I put the faulty loco on any section of track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Have a look to see if anything is trapped between the wheels and the chassis. What at loco is causing the trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Have a look to see if anything is trapped between the wheels and the chassis. What at loco is causing the trouble? Can't see anything had a good look. It's a hornby LNER 8473 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 If not around the wheels, then follow the pickup wires to the decoder and see if something might be touching something it shouldn't be. Including the decoder pushed too far into the socket and shorting underneath. But you'll have to take the body off to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Got this back fixed today. Apparently the chip had blown and the gear or something that touches the wheels needed cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB51 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Unlucky to have both things happen simultaneously. At least it is fixed. R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thats good Wayne - at least he has fixed it for you.Your gear thingy that touches the wheels is probably the power pickups, but some models do have gears on the wheels.Out of interest which model is it that was faulty - which R-number? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thats good Wayne - at least he has fixed it for you.Your gear thingy that touches the wheels is probably the power pickups, but some models do have gears on the wheels.Out of interest which model is it that was faulty - which R-number? .lner 8473 is the number on the side of the loco. Is that what you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne2467 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 LNER 8473is the number on the side of the loco. Is that what you mean?sorry about the double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 No what we are looking for is the Catalogue number - Hornby models are R and 4 numbers, Bachmann are 32- and more numbers, etc. It will be on the box or you may be able to find out by researching the internet.The number you have given is the loco running number when it was in service as a prototype with LNER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Could be R316, J83 0-6-0 tank loco.http://www.ehattons.com/83536/Hornby_R316_J83_Class_J83_0_6_0T_8473_in_LNER_Green/StockDetail.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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