Whiff of smoke ?

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upnick

Discussion Starter · Aug 25, 2008 (Edited by Moderator)

Last night i ran my minitrix N 9F fitted with a Lenz decoder i after reversing it a slight whiff of smoke came out of it ....... and fearing the worst i put it on the prog track, which read back fine and so i put it back on and it runs like a dream do you think i was just lucky or could other problems occur at a later date, could anything else explain the smoke ?

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zmil

· #2 · Aug 26, 2008

Hi Upnick
I have had an occasional bit of smoke from loco's
-usually second hand ones
-when oil got into the motor and was ignited by the brushes
I think it would be worth inspecting the wiring though- just in case.
Regards Zmil

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upnick

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 26, 2008

Hi Zmil,

I thought it may have been a little oil or bit of fluff/dust possibly ignited by the brushes, i will have the wiring checked out when my other 9F goes in for decoder fitting soon with digitrains.
Many thanks.

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Brian Considine

· #4 · Aug 26, 2008

I too have experienced this - usually with a loco that has not been used & stored for a while.

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