Smudge617
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys, Good Afternoon from Sunny (not) England.
Though I'd ask as you guys, as you have far more experience than me regarding this type of motor.
I've got this Lionel GP9/7 which was a cheapo from everyone's favourite auction site. Cheap as it don't run.
I managed to get the bodyshell off, applied power to the motor and surprisingly the motor and bulb work fine, but when I apply power to the truck wheels, I was getting a short, but only when I applied power to the front and rear truck, not when I applied power to either side of the front truck.
I was also surprised that there was only one pick up to the motor from the front truck on one side, so the other pickup obviously comes via the wheels to the chassis.
After several hours (literally) I managed to get the bottoms off the trucks (lots of glue) thinking that a wire had broken and the pickup or wire was against the chassis causing the short and found that there is no indication the rear truck ever had a pick up wire attached, as you can see one side has metal wheels the other plastic, I've tried switching the wheel front to back and also turning them180 degrees, without success.
I have no idea how to solve this, so any suggestions would be welcome.
The yellow bands are cable ties to prevent the wheels falling out as I handle it, need some truck bottoms too.
Though I'd ask as you guys, as you have far more experience than me regarding this type of motor.
I've got this Lionel GP9/7 which was a cheapo from everyone's favourite auction site. Cheap as it don't run.
I managed to get the bodyshell off, applied power to the motor and surprisingly the motor and bulb work fine, but when I apply power to the truck wheels, I was getting a short, but only when I applied power to the front and rear truck, not when I applied power to either side of the front truck.
I was also surprised that there was only one pick up to the motor from the front truck on one side, so the other pickup obviously comes via the wheels to the chassis.
After several hours (literally) I managed to get the bottoms off the trucks (lots of glue) thinking that a wire had broken and the pickup or wire was against the chassis causing the short and found that there is no indication the rear truck ever had a pick up wire attached, as you can see one side has metal wheels the other plastic, I've tried switching the wheel front to back and also turning them180 degrees, without success.
I have no idea how to solve this, so any suggestions would be welcome.
The yellow bands are cable ties to prevent the wheels falling out as I handle it, need some truck bottoms too.