| One of the distinguishing problems with
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| | gentle with this process. It is easy to
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| brass and electricity is brass is an
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| | break the solder joint and now you have a
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| electrical conductor with a tendency to
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| | worse situation. Only a slight movement
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| short out a lot and can create a blue
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| | will fix the problem.The next item is the
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| electrical show that is not wanted.This
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| | draw bar and the post on the tender. Many
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| has been a common problem with Brass
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| | times the draw bar has not been fixed
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| Steam Locomotives. The Asian manufactures
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| | properly to the frame. There are
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| have tried very hard to create a model
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| | insulating washers that must be installed
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| that is as accurate as possible in 1/87
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| | properly and the solder joint must not
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| scale. In doing so many times the
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| | come in contact with the frame. The draw
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| tolerances are so tight between the pony
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| | bar is intentionally isolated from the
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| trucks and the cylinders that you get
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| | frame since it is bringing the power from
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| continual shorts. This may also be true
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| | the tender to complete a circuit on the
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| with the trailing trucks and the cab of
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| | motor. Make sure that you have the + & -
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| the locomotive.This being an intolerable
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| | wires soldered properly or your engine
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| situation for the hobbyist one wonders
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| | will go the wrong way.The last problem is
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| what he or she is to do to take care of
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| | the body of the locomotive. There are
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| the problem. There are several methods to
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| | times when the manufacturer does not
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| alleviate the nuisance. The most common
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| | align the body to the frame and the two
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| way is to paint woman's clear nail
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| | parts may fit as far as mounting is
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| hardener on the wheels of the pony trucks
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| | concerned but the body is slightly tilted
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| or the trailing trucks. This is temporary
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| | to the right or left. This may allow the
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| since in time the nail hardener will ware
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| | body to touch the drivers which will
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| off. However, by placing a thin coat of
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| | cause a short. To remedy the problem
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| clear epoxy on the cylinders or cab body
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| | remove the body from the frame and
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| will generally eliminate the problem.The
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| | examine the body and frame interface for
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| best method is to find the exact wheel
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| | areas that may cause Sparky to appear.
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| set that goes on the locomotive for both
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| | You might have to gently pull the body
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| the pony trucks and trailing trucks. The
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| | inwards or add an insulation pad of
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| key is to find a set of wheels that are
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| | fibrous material that will squeeze down
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| insulated in the middle of the axle. This
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| | on the frame yet keep the body from
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| may be difficult for the type of
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| | interfering with the drivers. At all
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| locomotive you have.
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| | times be careful not to distort the brass
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| Now that the standard among Railroaders
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| | body.The best way to locate sparky is to
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| is all freight cars and passenger cars
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| | turn off the lights and run the engine in
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| must have metal wheels that are insulated
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| | the dark and watch for blue sparks
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| to stop Sparky and reduce dirty tracks.
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| | between the various parts that may come
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| You may be able to find a set of wheels
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| | in contact with each other.Joy Ball has
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| among the different wheel sets for the
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| | been involved in the restoration and
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| fright cars that match in size and
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| | maintenance of a variety of Brass Model
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| characteristics which will satisfy your
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| | Locomotives. Through her years of
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| need.The other shorting problem is piping
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| | expertise, Mrs. Ball has perfected the
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| that hang down near any of the wheels. To
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| | art of train restoration often spending
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| solve this problem, carefully bend the
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| | countless hours preserving vintage Brass
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| overflow pipes and other items that may
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| | Locomotives to running condition of even
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| be coming in contact with any of the
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| | the newest Brass Model Replicas.
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| wheels away from the wheels. Be very
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