Can anyone advise if the pick up wires from the trucks to the PCB are solid core wire, I have just opened up a club members HO Scale SD-45 and all the wires are broken, the loco also had a bind in one truck which turned out to be one gear in the wrong place, this was supposedly a new loco purchased from a reputable dealer, solid core wires for this use seems like a fudge repair to me.

Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From The Land Down Under

I am looking at a Bachmann 2-10-0 for a fellow club member, I have determined that there is a short circuit in the locomotive itself, I have an NCE Powercab for my test station, placing the loco and tender on the track registers a short, just the tender disconnected is OK, just the loco on its own brings up the short, anything in particular to check.

Looks like it will be fun just getting inside it to check.

This was purchased second hand and is not a warranty solving issue, I am also Down Under in Australia, any help, suggestions will be appreciated before I start to pull it apart.

Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From the Land Doun Under

I have an HO scale 2 Truck Climax with a split gear in the main gear box I am attempting to fix for a friend, there is not a part available as far as I can work out, I believe there was a gear set available some time back, anyone have one they would like to part with, I am only in need of one of the gearbox gears (ten teeth, small straight cut gear)

I am in Australia.

Any help appreciated.

I am in need of a gear for a Bachmann 2 Truck Climax, I believe there was a gear replacement kit put out by Bachmann, the gear I need is a ten tooth one in the main gearbox, I refer to it as a transfer gear.

NWSL do a bevel gear replacement for the trucks, but they say they have nothing for this particular gear.

If anyone has a surplus gear to spare and and wouldn't mind sending it to Australia, I am happy to pay the costs.

Any assistance appreciated.

Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From the Land Down Under.

I have a 2-6-0 with sound, the plug on the loco is no good, I wish to hard wire the loco and tender together, can anyone advise how to remove the boiler from the loco, I have looked but cannot see how, don't wish to do any damage.

Working on the loco and repairing it won't be a problem once apart, any help appreciated.

Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From the Land Down Under.

I have a 2-6-0 with sound, a superb engine, but a wire in the loco/tender harness has fused/melted, it appears to be from the rear truck, don't know what other wires are affected, but the headlight will not work in the forward direction, (loco headlight is dim in reverse).

I have removed the soundboard and harness and would like to know if a replacement harness is available and is there a wiring diagram as all the wires are black (and excessively long).

As I am in Australia, sending the loco back is not economical, I am quite happy to effect repairs, just need a harness and/or wiring diagram for the soundboard connections.

Yours in model railroading
Ted (Teditor) Freeman
From the Land Down Under.