Hi every one I hope that someone can help me to get my trains running again. i have had my layout up and running for about a year now and the trains were running fine until yesterday when I decided to do a bit of scenery work. I think I may have got a bit of white glue on the tracks ans was wondering if my peco cleaning stone will remove it. I have also purchased Life-like’s track cleaning liquid(it is a blue color). Or should I remove track pices one by one and clean them in hot water with a bit of soap. My layout is 11x4 feet and this would be a big job. Thanks for all of your help.
ShaunCN[:D]
You may wi***o try a paste cleaner such as MAAS metal polishing/cleaner or
automotive polishing compound. A creamy paste that comes in a 10 oz can
that removes minor scratches, rough layers of weathering and stains for three bucks.
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Don’t panic Shaun.
You’re just going to have to systematically check your electrical wiring.
Start at the wall plug – unplug your controller, is anything else on that household circuit ?
Check/reset the circuit breaker.
Check your controller, is it dry ? Re-plug it in. Disconnect both DC and AC connections. Test both DC and AC pairs of terminals with short wires to a 12v light bulb.
If you’ve got power here, then you’ll need to keep on testing, until you find where your short circuit, is.
Examine your track, carefully – especially just beyond the frog of a turnout – that’s a common place for a “short”, because of landscaping materials.
Good luck !
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A block style rubber pencil eraser is what works for me! It’s great for bits of plaster, oxidation or grime.
When fixing ballast, I use a mixture of PVA glue, water, and washing up liquid, applied with a spray bottle - this gets over the rails as well, but the Peco track cleaning block seems to remove it very easily - and, you get a nice discoloured effect on the sides of the rails!
Ok thank you to all you replied. I have tryed my peco rail clening block and the trains seem to run fine for now.!!!
ShaunCN