I recently purchased the switcher and it keeps stalling when traveling through my 0-72 switches on my layout. Is there a solution to correct this problem?
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A model number would help. Their are many versions of this switcher.
Not sure of the pick up roller configuration, but 2 on the engine and one on the tender should be adequate to run through most switches.
What kind of 0-72 switches do you have? FasTrack? Ross? Tubular?
If has the wireless tether you can add a wired tether to connect the pickup rollers on the engine and tender together. This is not an uncommon problem even for engines much larger than this one.
Pete
@BillYo414 posted:What kind of 0-72 switches do you have? FasTrack? Ross? Tubular?
I'm betting Atlas , notorious for dead spots.
Lionel 0-72 5166and5165
@Walter Boris 091718 posted:Lionel 0-72 5166and5165
What's the exact model of the B6? Is this the Legacy version or the older conventional model?
Thank you for all of the replies regarding the Lionel 0-6-0 Switcher. I going to add a wire to the tether line as Pete sugested
I add tender connections for many steamers to share the rollers, a very common issue.
I had one of those tubular switches, and it was problematic in so many ways that I put it in the trash rather than impose frustration on another O-gauger. The tether might work for this specific loco, but a better solution would be to replace that switch with a Ross (or a prewar original!)
