Heavyweight Passenger Car- Lighting

Garden Railroading
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I purchased a couple of used heavyweights and had to replace the trucks to get them to work. However I reconnected the lighting and find it shorts.

All the wiring runs through the floor boards of the cars.

For electical pick up -one connection to one side of the wheel and the other wire is connect the the opposite side of the other wheel. And the same is completed for the other wheel set.

Tried reversing the wires, but still shorts.

Thanks.

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Remember seeing something recently on aristo forum about this. circuit board printed on floor between chassis floor and floor overlay? something about different pickup configuration on one set of trucks in relation to the other?

Probably a search over there would better answer your question, even the exploded parts diagram might be of some help!

PS,
Went and did it for you, “Re-wiring an Aristo Heavyweight” January 12th & 13th 2006.

Has pictures also!

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Thank you very much.

All woking now!!!

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Good job, Capt. Bob (I’m a poet and didn’t know it)

Anyway, I really like to see threads like this. A problem has occurred, you ask for help, and someone has taken the time, with their knowledge of similar problems, or just knowledge from reading, and answers with the right solution. (Thanks, all working now).

again, good job Capt. Bob

OkieRRr

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Having trouble finding the Aristo Forum & Artical Re-wiring an Aristo Heavyweight" January 12th & 13th 2006. Went to Aristo Web site & did not find it . Searched this web site. Must not be reading to message right.

Ron

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The trick is to get the right wheel wired to the right side and the left to the left on both trucks. Not “black to right and red to left.” Since one truck faces the opposite direction from the other, one end will have the red on the right and the other on the left[;)]

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From aristo website, click on aristo forum on left side of page, go to general forum, It was on page 3, but I posted to it to bring it back on top for you!

Torby, sound to you like somebody don’t like our smart a-- answers?

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I’m known for that kind of answer!

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Ron,
Did you find it?