Issues with jerky movement

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Issues with jerky movement

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I have a Scaletrains CSX SD40-3 with DCC+Sound, I’ve had it for about two years, should I be lubricating it now because I’ve had it for two years and it’s been… for lack of a better word, jerkily moving around, it’s not able to run smoothly like it used to, thoughts?
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sounds more like electric connectivity issues. clean the wheels and all the other electrical picks up and see what happens. I don't lubricate anything unless they start to squeal and then I only use Labells 108 oil very sparsely.
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trnwatcher wrote:
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:32 pm
sounds more like electric connectivity issues. clean the wheels and all the other electrical picks up and see what happens. I don't lubricate anything unless they start to squeal and then I only use Labells 108 oil very sparsely.
The only thing tho is it has capacitors, it shouldn’t be a problem with those, I should’ve mentioned that.
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David Collins wrote:
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:54 pm
trnwatcher wrote:
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:32 pm
sounds more like electric connectivity issues. clean the wheels and all the other electrical picks up and see what happens. I don't lubricate anything unless they start to squeal and then I only use Labells 108 oil very sparsely.
The only thing tho is it has capacitors, it shouldn’t be a problem with those, I should’ve mentioned that.
usually when a cap goes the device just stops all together. Jerky movement in a model loco is usually dirty wheels, or some sort of intermittent electrical contact issue. Search Youtube, I'm sure someone has a video that will show you what you need to do to clean up the wheels and any other electical parts. I've got a few Scaletrains locos in N Scale but have never had to clean even the wheels so far. Mine are only a year old or so.
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Clean your wheels and your track.
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