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Re: Broken Train Motors
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:55:42 GMT
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javanree@vanree.net#nomorespam#
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David Koudys wrote:
> Beyond that--I took the trucks off my little electric loco
> yesterday--haven't really looked at it in a long time, but it's been going
> around layouts at most of our shows and here at home in the basement--took
> the trucks off last night and noticed lots of wear on the bogie plate as
> well as what the bogie plate rubs
> against. Not near enuf to cause a hole, but lots of plastic dust
> nevertheless. I wonder if there's a way to cut down on the wear 'n tear,
> y'know, besides not running the locos on layouts :)
Some silicon grease should do the trick and it doesn't damage the ABS. I use
it sometimes on bogie pins with good results. Any decent hardware shop has
it. Also, it's almost colorless so it won't look bad.
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
Brick Piles | Santa Fe B-unit
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| In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: <snip> (...) One or two of my clips have broken, but always the result of the engine careening off the layout and smashing on the ground. The other clip is still there so I haven't much worried about (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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