Hi Everyone, I've been lurking here for a while, but I've never needed to ask any questions untill now. I aquired a box of HO model railway bits and pieces today, which my late Dad bought on Ebay for my nephews. I knew this stuff was around, because we bought it together around 10 - 12 years ago. Anyway, I got the box home - nephews have absolutely no interest in anything other than video games- and had a look at my bounty. There's a whole heap of steel track, some quite rusty, a Lima diesel in light blue SNCF livery which runs quite well, and a Marklin 0-6-0 with 4 coaches. When I tried this loco, the controlles buzzes- if I leave the juice on, the thermal cut out turns it off. I took the body off and tried turning the gears by hand- everything's free.There's a lever on the side which comes through the running plate that seems to throw a set of contacts internally- what would this be for? Is there anything I can try to get this loco running, or is it destined for display only? I tried it on 2 differeny controllers, a Bachmann Spectrum, and a Hornby Power Mite. I'd really like to get this loco working again, as it seems to be a good quality unit. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Laurie in Melbourne.
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16 years ago