Relco track cleaners

Bought a couple of these second-hand the other day but no instructions on how to wire them. Any help please?

TIA Dave.

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Are you the swine who outbid me on ebay, two Relcos and a Guagemaster controller - aution ended a couple of days or so ago?

:-)

Sorry don't know.

Wire them between a 13-16VAC transformer output and the track, parallel to (i.e. independent of) the DC connections. I don't know which way round; are the terminals not identified?

If power to the loco is interrupted by dirt on the wheels or track, the unit sends high-voltage, high frequency pulses to ionise the dirt.

Don't try to use them with DCC or with coach lighting.

Useful discussion of pros and cons at:

Google for more info.

No, Sorry. Was not me. These I got from my local model shop.

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Ah, that's helpful Martin - Thanks. I thought they went in the normal controller to track circuit. Yes, the terminals are marked, so no probs there. Any ideas on the brown and blue things though? (Electronics are not my strongest point!)

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Ah...that's the kiddie. Thanks again Martin.

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I've just come across the Relco that I discarded in 1979 when going over to Zero 1 control. This is an original 1977 version which has terminals for connecting between the track and the controller's normal output terminals (not AC accessory). So if it is a very early model the connections are different.

Alan