PW 3472

You just need an operating track section like a UCS and some milk cans, which are inserted laying down in the roof of the car. The wires on the UCS pass through the milk stand frame below. For 0 guage you use the top holes in the stand for the platform, for 027 the lower slots. You car may need rewiring and service.

Rob

I custom wired my UCS track to just one push button, and put it on it's own handle on my ZW, as it seems to be very fussy with the power it gets, that is if you even want a chance of getting them on the platform.

I have an O guage UCS track but it doesn't seem to fit in the milk stand frame.  It is a modern one not PW.  Are they wider?  Also am not sure it works correctly, if I have all wires from the controller connected and put my 3464 box car on it will not work and shorts, if I disconnect the last wire on the left it will work.  So far  the milk car does nothing.  could this be a combo of milk car needing service and a faulty UCS track?

Bruce

Your 3464 box car operates by using the magnet in the track. So it seems that part of the circuit is ok. The Milk car should have a sliding pick up shoe on each truck . When the control rails in the UCS are energized  by pressing the button, the sliders on the milk car trucks should make contact and energize the mechanism. Lionel made two styles of milk cars and they used different milk cars. The ones for the 3472 have a small magnet in the can's base.

You can check the milk car by energizing the button on the slider and ground.

With your UCS track, seems like a wire is reversed so that short occurs in the control rails when you press the button.

The UCS and RCS sections use the same controller, but the wires are attached to different terminals. I think that wires 3&4 are switched around inside the control. If you've got a Greenberg repair manual it'll have the correct wiring diagrams. Sorry I can't help further than that, I'm at work right now.

I have an instruction sheet for that car here somewhere. Send me an email and I will scan it and email it to you.

publisher@ogaugehobbyist.com

Harry, tried to email you but it came back undeliverable

Bruce

In that case, here is the sheet for a 3482. I don't believe there is much of a difference between the two.

Thanks Harry for the info, will print off the screen and keep for future use.  I have the thing running now, it was a short in the wires and picked up a used track and controller which solved the problem.  Thanks again

Bruce

You're very welcome Bruce. I did think I had the 3472 and it took me a while to realize I only had the 82 sheet, but I figured it might offer some help.