RHands

My trusty dusty "USA Trains" 0-6-0 needs one of its brushes replaced. So I took te 8 screws in the axle cover out, lifted it up and Holy Cow, the brushes are all spring loaded. Fortunately I only lost one to the workbench. But how in the heck do you replace 6 spring loaded brushes after replacing two of them. Special tool? Any help would be appreciated. Rhands

Thanks for the info, indeed it is so marked on the engine. Found out last night with the dual MRC transformer connected speed was sluggish, but when I added an LGB transformer (small grey unit); (3 units total) it took off like a scalded hound, well maybe a beagle tracking a rabbit. Very acceptable but I am not sure about the consequences of hooking 3 transformers to the track. I believe my wiring is adequate, it is 2 16 or 18 ga wire running to each rail (4 per track) and a 20 foot run. I have cleaned and physically buffed the tires with a Dremel fine grit buffing wheel If it would help I could measure track voltage with and without load. Also could probably get the amperage under load. I would like to figure out wha'sup rather than throwing transformers at it.

I am running a Lionel 4-4--2 and it is slow and weak. Other engies move right along especially when I run both sides a MRC dual transformer to the track. Is this typical? 'Any possibility I have locomotive that needs AC power? rhands