My whistle relay is sticking in my 681 turbine’s tender. The whistle wants to stay on all the time. And sometimes it activates randomly. Should I get a new relay? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Bryan,
Go over the entire relay with a tape eraser. If that doesn’t cure the problem, move the relay armature by hand to see if it binds. If it does, carefully adjust the pivot points until it moves freely. Dirty wheels and rollers will cause the whistle to blow at random.
It seems to be working now, thats wierd. The armeture doesn’t bind but I did put alittle graphite lube in the pivot points though. What is a tape eraser, is it the same thing as a pencil eraser? I guess I will clean my track and wheel on my cars.
The eraser I was referring to is the type that is used to erase the typical VHS video tape.
If the sticking problem comes back, put a small piece of, for example, masking tape between the relay armature and the pole piece.
Sounds like a neat idea. Thanks alot guys!!