lionel 8801 up in smoke, the real kind | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

spifffOGR Forum Member

so my wonderful wife found a great example of a lionel blue comet 8801, the engine i've wanted since i was 9, we picked it up yesterday, but no time to play with trains, since i'm working the next two upcoming nights, i thought i'd run it this morning. i put it on my christmas train first, 11 cars, powered by a KW seemed to have no problems, also seemed to be about the best non fan driven smoke unit i've ever seen! i then switched it over to my inner loop powered by a CW-80 noticed the overload light blinking and steady loss of power, and MORE smoke! started to smell nasty so i tokk it off before further damage. i'm going to take it back to the shop maybe friday, but it is used and old after all, no time to take it apart right now, any ideas?

Dave

12/24/149:15 AM

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Bill TOGR Forum Member

When you get that " nasty smell " usually means a board of some type has been cooked.

12/24/149:39 AM

Chuck SartorOGR Forum Member

Smoke heater element cooked. The heater has short circuited its self. Replace the heater and most likely the plastic cap too.

12/24/149:54 AM

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