https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/track-sparking.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=track-sparking Model railroads and model trains Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/track-sparking.html#comment-467 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:06:09 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/10/track-sparking.html#comment-467 Yup just like Ken said. You got to clean your wheels and track.I clean mine with windex or other house hold cleaners.
Be sure its a nonabbrasive cleaner. I use cotton rounds, you buy them in the make up aile of any store. Before running my train,I wipe the tracks and clean the wheels by laying a doused paper towel on the track. The set each of the trucks on the towel ,the turn power up full.Make sure you hold your engine good or it will get away from you. I clean mine after several days of running. Hope this helps you.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/track-sparking.html#comment-459 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:29:56 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/10/track-sparking.html#comment-459 Generally the cause of sparking between locomotive wheels and track is dirt. Dirty track or dirty wheels or both.
That said, there are a number of ways to clean track and wheels. Track can be cleaned using ia “Bright Boy” scrubber. It can be kept clean by running a track cleaning car in your consist.
Cleaning locomotive wheels can be done by putting a paper towel across the track and running the locomotive up onto the towel. There are track and wheel cleaning solutions available commercially.

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