Hi
I wonder if anyone else is having problems with their On30 Forney .. or if anyone can offer me any suggestions
I have the Forney with Tsunami sound (Bachmann equipped)
I have had the loco from new (about 2 years) and it has not had a lot of use.
It was mainly used on DC but recently I upgraded the layout to DCC
Since changing my layout to DCC the forney has been behaving very erratically. So much so that I can no longer risk running it around the layout as it will suddenly stop in the middle of a tunnel on straight track.
Heres the scenario
- Start driving loco
- some time moves 1/4 in and stops ... other times will travel 5 or 6 feet before suddenly stopping or hiccuping
- when it stops often it will start again on its own after a second or so ... occasionally it wont start at all until I push it.
- mostly it stops on points but also stops on straight track
- If I clean the track and points it runs better but will still stop and start erratically
- the erratic stop-start is less frequent on cleaned track
Other things I have noticed that may or may not be relevant.
- MY OTHER BACHMANN & BROADWAY LOCOS DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT ALL
- IT HAS NEVER BEEN DROPPED
- When it stops and then starts again the headlight starts flashing on and off
- Erratic behaviour happens in both forward and reverse but is worse when going forward
- Very occasionally the entire layout shorts when it stops (only very occasionally does this happen)
- When it stops on uninterrupted track (not points) it is often in the same places (straight track with no joins)
- some of the main drive wheels show pitting.
What's been done so far
- Wheel have been cleaned
- the loco has been stripped and the wheels and wiper contacts cleaned.
thanks for any suggestions
I wonder if anyone else is having problems with their On30 Forney .. or if anyone can offer me any suggestions
I have the Forney with Tsunami sound (Bachmann equipped)
I have had the loco from new (about 2 years) and it has not had a lot of use.
It was mainly used on DC but recently I upgraded the layout to DCC
Since changing my layout to DCC the forney has been behaving very erratically. So much so that I can no longer risk running it around the layout as it will suddenly stop in the middle of a tunnel on straight track.
Heres the scenario
- Start driving loco
- some time moves 1/4 in and stops ... other times will travel 5 or 6 feet before suddenly stopping or hiccuping
- when it stops often it will start again on its own after a second or so ... occasionally it wont start at all until I push it.
- mostly it stops on points but also stops on straight track
- If I clean the track and points it runs better but will still stop and start erratically
- the erratic stop-start is less frequent on cleaned track
Other things I have noticed that may or may not be relevant.
- MY OTHER BACHMANN & BROADWAY LOCOS DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AT ALL
- IT HAS NEVER BEEN DROPPED
- When it stops and then starts again the headlight starts flashing on and off
- Erratic behaviour happens in both forward and reverse but is worse when going forward
- Very occasionally the entire layout shorts when it stops (only very occasionally does this happen)
- When it stops on uninterrupted track (not points) it is often in the same places (straight track with no joins)
- some of the main drive wheels show pitting.
What's been done so far
- Wheel have been cleaned
- the loco has been stripped and the wheels and wiper contacts cleaned.
thanks for any suggestions