Comments on: Loco Stops and Starts https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=loco-stops-and-starts Model railroads and model trains Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:33:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Newman Atkinson https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10923 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:33:43 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10923 In reply to Scotty Nankivell.

Good idea cleaning the switch rail. Also ensure the switch rail is making good contact against the main rail, The frog is also a point of lost contact especially if it is an insulated or plastic frog. Bachmann and tyco included also are noted for not having enough wheel pick-ups to give continuous power across bad spots from Newman Atkinson

]]> By: Frank B https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10914 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:51:42 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10914 Also check out the advice on the immediately previous forum post “How to Clean Rail Heads”.

]]> By: Scotty Nankivell https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10902 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 03:52:40 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10902 Hey their friend I too am relatively new to the H0/00 scale setups. But what I learnt when I was starting out with N scale was a lot of the time when an engine stalls on a set of points. The common issue is gunk build up between the switch blade and the main rails on the points. Best method is to clean between these spots with a quetip

]]> By: Robert Morey https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10900 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:40:11 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10900 Sometimes if your track is twisted it can lift a contact wheel off the track while a second is passing over a dead spot like a point (or switch) frog, so use a metal straight edge to see if there are any dips or humps in the track work.

]]> By: Brian https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10897 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:48:29 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10897 On some Bachmann locos sometimes the gears crack. If you get a clunking sound thats your gears. Easy fix though.
If the loco is stalling or running slow or sluggish try cleaning your track and also your wheels.

]]> By: Peter https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10894 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:12:27 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10894 The first thing to check is the cleanliness of the track and wheels. Then using an Ohm meter check at each joint that the rail joiners are tight enough to convey the power from one rail to the next.

]]> By: Adam Young https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10893 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 00:10:12 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10893 Be sure your track is clean and clean the pick-up wheels on the locomotive. No need to buy expensive track and wheel cleaners.

]]> By: Danielle https://blog.model-train-help.com/2015/11/loco-stops-and-starts.html#comment-10892 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:59:18 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=3780#comment-10892 Try cleaning the track as well as the wheels.

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