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I CAN NOT DIAGNOSE equipment problems or ESTIMATE DOLLAR VALUES of your equipment, by email. I have been active in model railroading for forty years. I can answer, or find answers, to questions on most aspects of model trains, railroad equipment or buildings. I have a good knowledge of prototype railroads. I have been employed by five model railroad equipment manufacturers/suppliers and worked for a prototype railroad. I have served, twice, as the president of a local model railroad club. I have been employed as a Reference Librarian, at a university, for the last fifteen years and am used to tracking down resources for patrons.
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Recent Answers from Frank Edgcombe
2009-11-20 Lubrication:
Hi! Charles. Thank you for your question. We used to use sewing machine oil in former days. Hopefully it is compatible with the plastic gears in modern models. Some light oils will deteriorate plastic
2009-11-19 HO compatablilty:
Hi! Craig, thank you for the question. The answer is probably not dependent on the couplers used by Tyco. Most Tyco train sets used a rather poor quality coupler called a "hook-horn" coupler, sometimes
2009-11-18 pre war no 91 circuit breaker:
Hi! Ed. Thanks for your question. I think you are correct. I'm presuming that the High and Low allow you to choose how many amperes of current can flow before tripping the circuit breaker. Probably
2009-11-16 Lionel Transformer:
Hi! Raymond. Thank you for the question. Yes there is a special device called a lockon that attaches to the track. You should be able to buy it at any store that sells Lionel. The store should be
2009-11-15 HO manufactured in China:
Hi! Joe. Thank you for your question. The name of manufacturers is generally kept secret by their American importers and in fact some American companies like Bachmann are now owned by the Chinese manufacturers
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