Arnold Rapido W Germany Loco NEW SPECIFIC help please. I need help with a used Loco I picked up at (believe it or not) a LHS in NJ today. I'm completly hosed. Maybe. Since I opened the chassis and even resoldered, I think I jus made an expensive mistake. It moved but made an awful screeching noise, so I decided to clean it up....... Although I didn't think I did anything wrong, on reassembly no motion. I turned up the power and both bulbs blew. I found the screeching noise when I applied power to the motor pickups. It's the motor, a very light very cheap looking thing. It sparks inside and screeches. 1st question - Did Arnold ever make a drop in motor replacement. If so, is it available. The little board on 1 end seems to have maybe a capacitor or something underneath it. If I touch the wire, just past the connection to the component and ground it, I get power. If I go from the other side I get nothing. 2nd question - Could I have blown this cap? I looked around on line, it looks like no parts avail. Anyone with access to affordable parts... I'd appreciate it. It seems like the only thing that I can do is have a teeny tiny shelf queen.
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That looks like the Rapido # 0234 which was a model of the Series E 40 of the German Federal Railroad. Fresh light oil on the motor bearings and worm gear and it may quiet down a bit.
Correct Russel.E 40 #0234. This cannot be the correct PCB according to the parts sheet. Check here. http://www.arnold-ersatzteile.de/mediapool/60/605716/data/0234_E_E_40.pdf
Here is a site where you can buy parts for Arnold locos. Only problem, its all in German. ARNOLD Ersatzteile ? Wir haben alle ... - Home You can also check German ebay for the motor. Another source for Arnold parts and repair also in German. This is the man to contact. Startseite If the motor is burnt out, here is one I found in German ebay and the description says that the motor has been checked and runs great...here is the Ebay# 140292936227 Hurry, only one left.
Gentlemen I did not mean to cause tension here. I thank you all. I merely asked Chrisoph, because of some other interactions before and his name stuck in my mind. The end of my story is that I will be returning the loco this week. I am going to use the info you have all provided to start picking a loco
