RW Transformer No Output

@Tom Drummond posted:

The first symptom was no power to the locomotive and all rolling stock lights lit.

If the lights were light on the rolling stock, but the locomotive was "dead", then it isn't a transformer problem as the track had power.

Here is the schematic for the RW:

And I presume you checked for all fixed voltages as shown and all are "dead"?

@bmoran4 posted:

"If the lights were light on the rolling stock, but the locomotive was "dead", then it isn't a transformer problem as the track had power."

... good point...👍

Mark in Oregon

Agree, the post makes no sense. Claimed no power at any terminals, but the cars light? How did he check the circuit breaker with no power? He needs to clarify his post.

I agree, too, my post makes no sense. It's only now that I fixed it, that I understand what happened.

I wasn't around when the train was hooked up by my son and grandson. I heard the whistle on full blast for a long time. My grandson was jamming on the buttons hard and the train acted like it was in neutral. When we couldn't get it running I assumed the reversing button mechanism was broken or jammed. I took the transformer out to my shop to work on later.

After I changed the plug, opened it up, checked for AC input, and checked for continuity on what I don't really understand, and put it back together, nothing worked. It's like I must have messed up something in my messing around. Feeling stupid, I concluded that whatever was wrong must be something I did in opening it, unbending the tabs, checking the action of relays, looking behind the rectifier, etc. It was in that state that I joined here to post my confused state of mind.

Because of your responses, I looked more closely at the posted schematic from bmoran4 (thank you BTW) which led me to the rectifier. The wire at point B had come unsoldered. I must have done that putting the case back on, and in my somewhat flustered state assumed we would not have an operating train for Christmas because I couldn't fix it. My attitude tanked.

I have just resoldered those connections and the old RW works.

I appreciate your help in saying my post made no sense. It didn't. But next Christmas I will know that this transformer is in my pay grade. I got this.