Mallard

[Flying sauer]

Hiya all after a little help 

Just received a a huge Hornby collection with lots of live steam thought trains not my first hobby but getting hooked set myself up a small track for the mallard

Followerd the instructions got red light on got up to steam but unable to get into green mode 

Thought it was me but set up another unit and worked fine 

Can't hear the motor turning to open up the valve either

Any ideas

Many thanks

[Go_West]

Hi Flying

try turning the exposed motor armature with a screw driver with out touching the winds a few turns then try the control lever in both directions for a few seconds and check the volt meter for any drop in votls should be about 7 to 9 volts 

if the motor still will not run check all wires and if you have a volt meter check the voltage across the motor if you are getting around 8 volts then the motor is U/S if no volts then the PCB might be U/S

[PlanesTV]

"a huge Hornby collection with lots of live steam  trains"

So Father Christmas really exists. Fantastc.

A BIG word of advice Flying Sauer:-

ROADSHOW

The OO Live Steam Club Roadshow that is - 3 or 4 coming up in the next couple of months. Go along, take a loco or 2 especially any that dont seem to be running right and the Club will get you going with your fantastic 'find'.

https://www.oolivesteam.com/roadshow-events

 

Adrian Campbell

Chairman

OO Live Steam Club