Comments on: Buzzing and Nothing else https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buzzing-and-nothing-else Model railroads and model trains Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:38:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank B https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html#comment-60646 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:38:20 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6581#comment-60646 Where is the buzzing sound coming from ? The controller or the locos ? (Transformers always hum.) Get a cheap basic multimeter and take a free online course in basic electronics. (This is good advice for every railroad modeller !)

]]> By: Gerald R Hyink https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html#comment-60571 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:03:40 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6581#comment-60571 Make sure your locos are dcc. Sounds like you have older equipment. Dc locos will not work on dcc. The newer locos are dc and dcc, check the box info.

]]> By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html#comment-60424 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:09:33 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6581#comment-60424 If you’ve got buzzing your loco is receiving power. If it moves Hooray!’, if not do the following.
1. clean the track and wheels
2. lift the body off, and wash out old lubricating grease and oil with WD40. Do not allw the WD40 near the plastic body of your loco. It can ruin the paint work.
3. Using a cocktail stick (tooth pick) remove all the crud and carpet fibres from between the wheels and chassis.
4. Clean the pick up wipers.
5. Try to run the engine with the body off. If it moves “Hooray”, if not check the motor magent and brushes, clean out the grooves on the rotor.
6 Try again, if it doesn’t run, chuck it.
7. If it runs, replace the body and have fun.

]]> By: Allan Tidswell https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html#comment-60406 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:52:55 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6581#comment-60406 Could this be that a DC motor is being fed AC? I saw (and heard!) this happen once decades ago.

]]> By: Dale https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/11/buzzing-and-nothing-else.html#comment-60272 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:07:02 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6581#comment-60272 There are so many things that could be wrong, I’m not sure where to start. Are you testing on a simple length of track that has no possibility of a short? Did you check the actual voltage on the track to see if it is correct? Have you thoroughly cleaned and lubricated the locos and inspected them for any broken, misaligned or jammed parts? Have you disconnected and tested the motor itself, by itself? Have you followed the process (as defined in your DCC system’s documentation) to reset the DCC decoder? It is a situation where you need to eliminate the possible problems one at a time. Good luck.

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