Upon reading the post of GREAT FIND AT THE GREENBERG SHOW AT SOMERSET N.J., it occurred to me that I have a significant number of pieces that have been boxed and not run for years, and I honestly do not have the experience to deal with the mechanical issues that might arise should I try to run one and find it doesn't work. I would not have thought about the grease hardening. I would imagine there is a wealth of experience on this forum in dealing with these types of issue.
The semiconductor chips are kind of hopeless for repair without replacing them. Beyond that, I would think anything else would be something that could be worked on with some knowledge and care. Could you give your experiences on how to go about troubleshooting and possible repairs of older locomotives?
I'm throwing this to the main forum, although I would think this would have relevance to all the other model forums... My original thought was that there would be a forum dedicated to this, but evidently not.
