Many very happy greetings to all;
First, let me share this: just out of hospital after third LONG round of chemo - 7 weeks there w/recovery time and am finally feeling really excellent w/ prognosis also excellent. Still shaky, wobbly, weak, but GOOD! Very ready to get back into the swing of things. It is sooo good to be reading the gauge again, and puttering about with MRailroading stuff!!!
Looking for suggestions about an atlas switch switch problem, which has been going on for many months. Every loco I have stalls at low speeds going across the frog...not on all switches but on two or three in particular. I have done the following
1. Checked across rails w/voltmeter (OK)
2. Checked for debris in frog & all molded plastic rail guard sections (Clear)
3. Checked for adequate flange clearance in those areas (OK)
4. Checked track gauge, loco wheel gauge (OK)
Also, strangely enough, all locomotives seem to run more smoothly in a clockwise direction than they do in counter-clockwise. Are the gremlins at work or what? Any ideas?
Thanks much!
Harpo Rob
First, let me share this: just out of hospital after third LONG round of chemo - 7 weeks there w/recovery time and am finally feeling really excellent w/ prognosis also excellent. Still shaky, wobbly, weak, but GOOD! Very ready to get back into the swing of things. It is sooo good to be reading the gauge again, and puttering about with MRailroading stuff!!!
Looking for suggestions about an atlas switch switch problem, which has been going on for many months. Every loco I have stalls at low speeds going across the frog...not on all switches but on two or three in particular. I have done the following
1. Checked across rails w/voltmeter (OK)
2. Checked for debris in frog & all molded plastic rail guard sections (Clear)
3. Checked for adequate flange clearance in those areas (OK)
4. Checked track gauge, loco wheel gauge (OK)
Also, strangely enough, all locomotives seem to run more smoothly in a clockwise direction than they do in counter-clockwise. Are the gremlins at work or what? Any ideas?
Thanks much!
Harpo Rob