Hello one and all.
I am a regular over at the Atlas Board, a Trainboard member born and Raised so to say.
I have recently come upon a real stumper of a problem. I purchased a locomotive here a couple weeks past, and I cannot figure out for the daylights on the Espee what the heck it is.
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My Valentine’s Day was beautiful. Instead Of having to deal with complex issues through mass expressions on afferction, I was able to take that resource and put it into a new locomotive, Aha aha aha!
The locomotive is rather nice in weight, and I really like the look of it. It is a nice small little 0-6-0 Fleischmann, or at least, it has a Fleischmann Coupler affixed to the brass frame that is under it. When I got it, I found it to be pleasently heavy. The Worm Gear is nice metal, as is the drive gear on the axle. I tried power, and soon found that the motor wouldn’t turn. In looking at the motor, underframe, and gear connection through the bottom, I notice that the underframe had been bent I.E the engine at one time fell or got crushed, with the main bend being centered somewhere over the rear driver/gear connection. In looking at the huge ding in the cab roof edge, I am guessing it got crushed.
Not a problem though, never a serious problem. I cranked those screws out, tore it down, and straightened the frame. Simple enough. Next, I again set power to the motor, and to make sure there was no wiring getting in the way, I disconnected the motor from the frame and from the wiring harness by resetting the solder point. At this point, the motor was entirely free of the engine.
I now tested the engine, putting power directly to the poles/leads/brush assembly; you know, one side in, one side out. It did not turn. I then set my fingers to the rotor, and found that there was resistance in the drive. In the next couple of minutes, I came to hate the designer of this locomotive motor, as it is awful. If you ever run into one of thes