I have a MTH GG1 and it has the "soft" plastic insulators at the four corners of the pantograph assembly between the pans and the top of the locomotive. They seem to have the tendency to pull out of the engine body and are a pain to reinstall.
Would it be a bad idea to use some ACC glue to hold them in place or is there some operational/maintenance issue I should consider before doing so?
Tom
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While you could glue the insulators in, keep in mind that anything that might have cause the pantograph to pop off will result in bending the pantograph, or worse.
Good point...a safety point to prevent further breakage. I see what you mean. They do tend to slip out when I am unhooking the pan from the keeper if I forget to take hold of the side rails before doing so. Thanks for the input.
Tom
Since the assembly can be removed, the tight fit rods that snap over the insulated central pin have likely spread apart some, losing the ability to positively lock down the pan. assembly. Pull off the assembly, turn over and check if the 2 parallel wires (rods) are indeed parallel and not bent away from the centering hole. A slight squeeze with needle nose pliers to return them to perpendicular should restore locking ability.
Bruce
Here is my secret for not losing the insulators. Apply a tiny drop of crazy glue on the pantograph holes where the insulators fit. If the pantograph comes off you don't lose those tiny insulators and they stay in place making installation easier.
Just give a slight bend downward on the arm that the insulator goes into. I run a large number of GG-1 locomotives. About every two years I go at all of them and do what I mentioned. It works. Not big on glue for this.
Hi
Looking for an MTH GG1 panto insulator in black. I bought an engine from a forum member and one is missing. I can't locate the part at MTH and a forum member offered me handful for nearly 20 bucks - I only need one.
Ponz
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