HI AGAIN,
...WITH A REVERSING MOMENTARY N/C/ BUTTON...THAT'S OBVIOUS...BUT WHICH WIRES
CONNECT AMONGST THE STATUS LIGHTS, SHORT CIRCUIT RESET & APPARENT WINDINGS
FEED TO ALL OF THE ABOVE. THE BREAKER FROM WHICH MEAN A DETAILED ONE, SHOWING WHICH LEADS CONNECT & HOW
ALSO, MIGHT SOMEONE OFFER AN EXPLANATION OF WHY (OTHER THAN THE UNCONTROLLABLE HAND & FINGER TWITCHING CAUSED BY MY PARKINSON DOES
THE LINE - TO - LINE SPACING CHANGE WHEN I HIT "ENTER"...GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
THANKS
SHIFFY
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Shiffy
I thought I might be able to help with this question but went to my American Flyer factory manual and did not find any illustration.
Might you be able to post a picture of your 8B?
Ray
Shiffy, any chance you meant 18B ? like this one.
The Gilbert 8B transformer is very simple. The breaker is in the Base Post leg and the direction button is in the 7V-15V leg. For the wiring diagram use the one for a 15B, they are wired the same, the only difference is the handle on a 15B lifts up for reversing rather than having a pushbutton.
The 8B's were made from 1940 to 1952. There are some slight differences over the production years but all were wired the same.
I recommend you look at the site traindr.com/transformers/. Everything there is to know about Gilbert transformers is on that site.
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