Hi all,
I am a Flyer guy, but a friend asked me to look at his old Marx 666. I took it apart cleaned and lubed everything and put it back together.
Woo hoo, the chassis runs like a bear, and smokes like a chimney. That is until I put the shell back on and now I have a direct short.
Can somebody who knows these Loco's suggest what the problem could be? I am seeing metal trailing trucks, metal pilot frames, and don't really know where to start.
Thank you in advance,
Aflyer
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The shell is zinc, also. Is it touching anything - like a bare wire joint - when you put it on? Or forcing other wires to touch at uninsulated points?
Since it is OK without the shell, the running gear - trucks, frame and so on - is probably not the culprit.
D500 posted:The shell is zinc, also. Is it touching anything - like a bare wire joint - when you put it on? Or forcing other wires to touch at uninsulated points?
Since it is OK without the shell, the running gear - trucks, frame and so on - is probably not the culprit.
D500,
Yep I found i,t it was the E unit wire board touting the shell. little piece of electricians tape, and an adjustment and we are good to go.
Thank you for your response,
Flyer
666 run like the, err, devil. It takes a lot to get them down. And they are great smokers. Howevet Marx smoke is a smell only Pepe LePew would love.
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