Reply to "ALCO from '91 or '94 brand new but has issues"

Hi -

I am limited to original tech - the first 8112 unit works fine and reversed direction like the older stuff (with a neutral), the other 8112 unit from '91 only goes in one direction and doesn't pause in the neutral state, so unless there are different motors in them or different direction switching the second one needs repair. I'm an EE and have a multi-meter and an oscilloscope etc. I just need to know what I am looking for when I open it up - what do I check or measure, what part might need to be fixed or replaced? Again, I'm not lazy, I just want to learn from others what to check before I tackle things .. my biggest issue so far is screw stripping when putting things back together, I've bought older AF things for my new layout and sometimes 2-3 screws that hold the bottom on are stripped out so I only want to open this thing the one time ... oh, neither headlight appears to light

9/3/1712:21 PM

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