I have a number of DZ-1000 switch machines ( 6 out of 12) that have had the gear come off the motor shaft. Any Ideas as to cause or how to fix them.
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I would email Dennis at Zstuff and see if you can exchange them; he does for the 2500 machines, at least with the first generation ones
I have a number of dead DZ-1000, which have been experiencing failures at 14V AC ; I think 5 now in the dead box. The either seize or just quit working. Most older ones that have been on the layout for some time seem to be able to escape the same fate. 1 still on the layout has the manual button on the top sheared off but continues to work reliably.
I had numerous switch machines and controllers fail in the past. Bagged them up, put my card inside, took them to Dennis at York. No questions asked, repaired and returned to me. Have not had another failure in 18 months.
bruce
In fairness to Dennis, how long should we expect to be the lifetime of the DZ-1000? I have a couple that broke last year but didn't send them to him with the other 4-5 dead ones.
I had that same problem with two new ones. Dennis advised that the 1000 does not like full 18 volts sometimes. He told me to take cover off, and when I did, sure enough the gear had come off of the shaft. I put some glue on the shaft, carefully worked back on and now limit my voltage to about 12 for those two and the rest of the 1000s. Fixed, thanks Dennis. The 2500s however like the 18 volts. Maybe it was just an oddball pair as this is the first time I have had an issue with either species.
