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@Mike23 posted:

There are a number of way to test the horn and Lenny has mention a couple. First, just turn it upside down and see if the horn engages, make sure your horn button is not the culprit. The horn makes noise by vibrating and the set screw underneath presses on the diaphragm, changing the pitch. Mark the screw and base with a marker and turn it 1/4 turn then test. again another 14 turn and see if it can be adjusted. You can also unscrew the horn from the train and test it a couple ways. although from memory...touch one corner to the train to keep the ground and test? also you can bypass the train and just connect a battery to it to see if the problem is in the engine, not the train, but I forget how.  Good luck. There is a video on youtube of 2343/2353 horn repair or something

I tested the horn removed from the engine with 1.5 and 3volts and nothing. The coil appear to have no resistance as if the coil is defective. The wire seems to be a heavy gauge so I am surprised that it has a broken coil. Too bad their wasn’t replacement coils available or Orem replacement horns available.

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