Here is a little tip, I try to put points on the locos so that croc clips can be attached to the locos for wheel cleaning and programming. Seen here is a Bachmann 45XX with croc clips attached. It's a good idea not to use the old holding croc clips against the wheel, it can result in corrupting the chips.
The wires are soldered to the rivets that hold the pickups to the keeper plate.
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Re: DCC & Wheel cleaning
And here is a Bachmann pannier.
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Re: DCC & Wheel cleaning
Tim,
It's a good notion, and I have tried to do it with my scratchbuilt frames.
However, now you have the wheels going round upside down, what magic formula or procedure do you use actually to remove the dirt from the wheels? P4Talk has had dire warnings recently about using WD40.
Jim
It's a good notion, and I have tried to do it with my scratchbuilt frames.
However, now you have the wheels going round upside down, what magic formula or procedure do you use actually to remove the dirt from the wheels? P4Talk has had dire warnings recently about using WD40.
Jim
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Re: DCC & Wheel cleaning
I've used a fibreglass brush, or lighter fluid/Slaters wheel/rail cleaning fluid on a cotton bud.
WD40 is also an insulator, so no good for cleaning wheels.
WD40 is also an insulator, so no good for cleaning wheels.
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Re: DCC & Wheel cleaning
Tim,
I take it that the external contact wire are attached to the Bachmann bus bars and wiper assembly
I take it that the external contact wire are attached to the Bachmann bus bars and wiper assembly
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Re: DCC & Wheel cleaning
There are rivets holding the wiper bus bar in place, clean off the paint and solder on some short pieces of wire.
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