need help fixing pw locos

Make sure the motors are wired correctly.

Here is a sketch of motor wiring.

Larry

Are you putting the current to the 2 brushes?

I FIXED IT. I have found in the past that if you write down a problem sometimes the solution presents itself. About a minute after I posted I realized what I was doing wrong. I  had both brushes connected to the transformer and one to the field I had forgotten to ground the field. It ain't easy getting old I find that I sometimes make dumb mistakes like that. Thanks larry & rob for your help.

That's what it sounded like.

Al Smeraldo posted:

I FIXED IT. I have found in the past that if you write down a problem sometimes the solution presents itself. About a minute after I posted I realized what I was doing wrong. I  had both brushes connected to the transformer and one to the field I had forgotten to ground the field. It ain't easy getting old I find that I sometimes make dumb mistakes like that. Thanks larry & rob for your help.

 Good morning Al, like you I am getting old. As I try to repair my trains I realize my fingers don’t move as well as they used to. Also I have brain farts. However, as my 93-year-old dad used to say, “getting old is much better than the alternative”.  Also, think of our many friends through the years who didn’t get the chance to get old.We all folks have to stick together. Have a Wonderful and happy new!!

83 years young Jim