Automatic Reversing Loop?
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playmofire
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Were both the points manually operated? If the one that worked better was a manually operated one and the other, older one, was an electrically operated one, then in the second case the spring is having to overcome the resistance of the motor when it returns to its original position (or that's what I understand from the LGB literature).
If both are manual, then maybe the older one needs a clean. The black piece of plastic between the rails just pulls off. See if the mechanism is dirty and, if it is carefully clean it with a cotton wool bud. If that doesn't help, carefully unscrew the black plastic cover over the lever and, without taking the insides out, very carefully clean inside there with a cotton wool bud and then replace the cover.
If it's electrically operated, I'd leave it alone,
(Any advice is followed at your own risk.)
AustrianNG
Director of my railway
I have three manually sprung points on main junction locations on my railway. The trains just push through as pre-set.
Some of the points have been out 10 years - I spray them with WD 40 twice a year at pivot and contact plate positions to make sure they spring back to position every time.
Don't run a train until the WD40 has dried though if you don't want wheel spin.
Some of the points have been out 10 years - I spray them with WD 40 twice a year at pivot and contact plate positions to make sure they spring back to position every time.
Don't run a train until the WD40 has dried though if you don't want wheel spin.
AustrianNG
Director of my railway
Only what LGB fit to their manual points Alan.
18 of my points are operated by motors - they all get the WD 40 treatment too.
18 of my points are operated by motors - they all get the WD 40 treatment too.
PhilP
G Scale, 7/8th's, Electronics
But not shorting out your supply, if you just plug a loop together has..
Remember Mobi is new to all this, and has chosen battery R/C to keep things 'building block' simple.