Thanks Larry, great Video, at the Moment I’m all Diesel, but was thinking of getting N&W Steam Engine, like a K1 4-8-2 or similar, for another late 40’s Layout. Keep safe.
I know the feeling. My layout is set in 1957 just so I can use my N&W steamers-that was the last year of the use of steam on passenger trains. I use all my foreign steamers as excursion locos. I also have an N&W K2a, a streamlined 4-8-2. These were known as Baby Js as the received the same streamlining. You’ll see it in an upcoming video on installing DCC sound in a brass steamer.
Great video. I service my six BLI On30 2-8-0s in a similar fashion. However, I use three tube kit Nano-Oils for model trains. Instead of the white grease, I use their heavier weight oil on the main gear tower. Once the lubrication is complete. I have a quiet running locomotive with no gear whine at all. That allows my QSI decoder conversion to Soundtraxx Tsunami 2200 Steam decoder sound much better. Those BLI models are about 18 years old. The St. Claire company did a study testing amperage draw on brass locomotives that have not been lubricated and the amperage draw after proper lubrication. The difference was significant. In your DCC videos you mention often the amperage draw on the command station. Proper lubrication can help of all your locomotives stay within the designed amperage load of your command station. It can also help that one locomotive that seems to have a "hitch" in its movement while running down the tracks. Could be another video idea. Take a very old, gear noisy non-DCC engine. Convert it to DCC. Check the amperage draw. Then go through your lubrication steps, give it a little break in and then test the amperage draw again. See if it is less. See if the gear noise is less too.
I have a Bachmann 2-8-0, and I ran the crap out of it. I wore the contacts off. It had 142 hours of service on it. I had to purchase a new chassis because so many issues came up with the drivers. I won’t run it again for 3,562 scale miles again 😂.
Hello Sir I'm new in this hobby and when you do your How-to, DIY videos are you working on HO or N-Scale Trains and when you talk about maintenance in HO can the same subject be applied to N-Scale? Thank you for your time Sincerely Allan Martinez
My American models are HO scale and my UK models are OO scale but run on HO track so everything leans towards HO. However most of what I present can be applied across scales except where size limits things.
I just bought my first steam locomotive for my layout so this video is perfect timing. Good video Larry and keep them coming
Thanks foe another great show.
Thanks Larry!!
Thanks Larry, this is great. Just what I needed!
Thanks Larry, great Video, at the Moment I’m all Diesel, but was thinking of getting N&W Steam Engine, like a K1 4-8-2 or similar, for another late 40’s Layout. Keep safe.
I know the feeling. My layout is set in 1957 just so I can use my N&W steamers-that was the last year of the use of steam on passenger trains. I use all my foreign steamers as excursion locos. I also have an N&W K2a, a streamlined 4-8-2. These were known as Baby Js as the received the same streamlining. You’ll see it in an upcoming video on installing DCC sound in a brass steamer.
This video is so helpful! Thanks!!!!!
Great video. I service my six BLI On30 2-8-0s in a similar fashion. However, I use three tube kit Nano-Oils for model trains. Instead of the white grease, I use their heavier weight oil on the main gear tower. Once the lubrication is complete. I have a quiet running locomotive with no gear whine at all. That allows my QSI decoder conversion to Soundtraxx Tsunami 2200 Steam decoder sound much better. Those BLI models are about 18 years old. The St. Claire company did a study testing amperage draw on brass locomotives that have not been lubricated and the amperage draw after proper lubrication. The difference was significant. In your DCC videos you mention often the amperage draw on the command station. Proper lubrication can help of all your locomotives stay within the designed amperage load of your command station. It can also help that one locomotive that seems to have a "hitch" in its movement while running down the tracks.
Could be another video idea. Take a very old, gear noisy non-DCC engine. Convert it to DCC. Check the amperage draw. Then go through your lubrication steps, give it a little break in and then test the amperage draw again. See if it is less. See if the gear noise is less too.
Good idea. I may just try that with a brass loco I need to i stall a decoder in.
Excellent informative video I enjoyed watching.👍😁😁🚂🇬🇧
I have a Bachmann 2-8-0, and I ran the crap out of it. I wore the contacts off. It had 142 hours of service on it. I had to purchase a new chassis because so many issues came up with the drivers. I won’t run it again for 3,562 scale miles again 😂.
Hello Sir I'm new in this hobby and when you do your How-to, DIY videos are you working on HO or N-Scale Trains and when you talk about maintenance in HO can the same subject be applied to N-Scale?
Thank you for your time
Sincerely
Allan Martinez
My American models are HO scale and my UK models are OO scale but run on HO track so everything leans towards HO. However most of what I present can be applied across scales except where size limits things.
Hi super video😍💓👍🍻🙂❤
🚂❤️kool great video 👍👍👍👍👍
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