Author Topic: Scaletrains N SD40T-2 Truck Swivel Interference  (Read 698 times)

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tehachapifan

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Scaletrains N SD40T-2 Truck Swivel Interference
« on: May 14, 2025, 01:25:03 AM »
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Had one of my ST SD40T-2's suddenly start derailing on a certain curve and, when I went to investigate the cause, I discovered that the lead truck was snagging something when I would swivel it by hand. Further investigation revealed that there was a somewhat tall solder blob where one of the truck wires attached to the truck contact strip and this blob would snag on the plastic underframe detail as the truck swiveled. I was able to carefully file this blob down enough to where it seems to no longer cause interference. I did this on another unit that also appeared to have somewhat snaggy trucks. Just passing this along in case someone else has a unit with mysterious derailment issues.

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Re: Scaletrains N SD40T-2 Truck Swivel Interference
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2025, 11:58:24 AM »
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Thanks for the tip