HELLO FRIENDS, I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SEEING THE WIRING SCHEMATIC FOR THE LIONEL #455 OIL DERRICK. THE PICTURE I ATTACHED SHOWS THE WIRE CONNECTIONS. I KNOW THE COIL WIRE GOES IN THE MIDDLE, WHAT WIRES FILL THE OTHER TWO SLOTS. I INTERPRET A WIRE CONNECTING THE TERMOSTAT AND THE FIRST CONNECTION. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
MANY THANKS
LARRY WILLIAMS, TCA 75-8293
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CLARIFY FOR ME PLEASE.......IS THAT A WIRE COMING FROM THE THERMOSTAT TO THE POST GOING TO THE TRANSFORMER????
Yes: It appears that your heater wire is not connected to the binding post as shown below and in the diagram.
THANK YOU BMORAN4 FOR YOUR HELP! I'M AN IDIOT WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTRICAL WIRING! WILL TRY CONNECTING TOMORROW!
BEST REGARDS,
LARRY
ATTN: Steims, Thank you for the blue lines. It helped tremendously......however, the connection "under" the thermostat you show in the short wire doesn't exist on
my board. That's on the high end of the thermostat. Is there a trick I am missing? The coil connection goes to the adjustment screw post....fine.....the short wire to the
center is fine.....but I don't know where to attach on the thermo.......Sorry if confusing.... Appreciate the assistance.
Larry
I couldn't tell from your photo exactly were the wire wrap on the thermostatic strip ended. From your photo towards the left end the wire wrap (resistor) must start. Find that end and that is what attaches to the terminal post.
Basically the current path is from terminal post, jumps to the resistor on left end of strip, travels around and around the strip on the insulation, comes off the right side of strip to solder point connected to the metal (bi-metallic) strip, up the strip the current flows to touch the adjusting screw, then onto the wire up to the solenoid.
The way this circuit works is the resistor (wraps) cause the bi-metallic strip to heat, it bends and breaks contact with adjuster, solenoid then de-energizes. Strip cools, bends and makes contact with adjuster and solenoid re-energizes. On and off it goes because the strip is heating and cooling bending back and forth making contact.
Is there any way to smooth the operation of the pump?
What do you mean smooth? It is solenoid driven and therefore has two states: up and down. This video shows expected operation:
Yes. Thanks.
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