OK spending part of the winter cleaning up things and test running locos on my inside track. Now here's a knotty little problem. It reminds me of the sort of thing one got with the very ealy Mini, that's was the Morris Mini, the Austin was a different kettle of whatsit. You know, to empty the driver's ashtray first remove the engine, you know the sort of thing (Oh get on with it and stop rabitting on)
Testing one of my Stainzes, an old one, all my locos are old. Front pilot light doesn't work. Take bulb out - I can do that, test it, doesn't work. Change bulb, but before putting back into pilot test it. It works. Run engine, light does not come on. Reverse engine, rear red light works OK. So, broken or loose wire somewhere. Now do you see what I'm getting at when I mention the Mini? Where on earth does one start. I suppose removing the cab would help, but without a hacksaw I do not see how this is done. I suspect a huge amount of dissembling is required in order to even replace the wiring, let alone spot a break. Hardly worth doing, eh?
Testing one of my Stainzes, an old one, all my locos are old. Front pilot light doesn't work. Take bulb out - I can do that, test it, doesn't work. Change bulb, but before putting back into pilot test it. It works. Run engine, light does not come on. Reverse engine, rear red light works OK. So, broken or loose wire somewhere. Now do you see what I'm getting at when I mention the Mini? Where on earth does one start. I suppose removing the cab would help, but without a hacksaw I do not see how this is done. I suspect a huge amount of dissembling is required in order to even replace the wiring, let alone spot a break. Hardly worth doing, eh?
