So I have this 0-6-0 dockside switcher from the Alaska Steam Work Train set from Lionel. (6-30045) and their was this one day and I wasn’t paying attention to how much smoke fluid I was putting down the stack and it started to heat up and burn the wires up. I’m trying to fix this because it’s been a year since I last ran it. Now it doesn’t run at all. The lights and whistle work really well but it just doesn’t run forward or backwards. The smoke unit also stopped working. Did anyone else have this problem? And is their any parts for me to replace and fix this engine up? Is it to late to fix it?
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The smoke unit element heated up and burnt the resistor windings up? If so, disconnect the smoke unit wires and see what happens. Probably got a short in the smoke unit.
Train Nut posted:The smoke unit element heated up and burnt the resistor windings up? If so, disconnect the smoke unit wires and see what happens. Probably got a short in the smoke unit.
Thanks but how do I know which wires are which?
Your smoke unit should look like this. Just disconnect that red wire wherever it's attached to the circuit board. There may be a plug you may have to cut it. I wouldn't recommend trying to unsolder unless you're comfortable soldering. If the smoke unit / the resistor inside is shot, I would just cut the wire close to the Smoke unit so you'll have enough to work with if you decide to install a new one.
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I looked at the trains micro chips and it appears that one of the wires that connect the rev unit to the motor got messed up also. I think that’s why this engine doesn’t move. Does anyone know how to fix this also?