@Arnold D. Cribari posted:I just spent 2 tedious hours repairing 3 Postwar operating coal dump cars that either had loose wires that needed to be soldered back on the top of the sliding shoe, or had frayed or defective wires that needed to be replaced. Replacing the wires required me to disassemble and reassemble the car. This disassembling and reassembling was particularly tedious and tested my patience to its limits. My goal is to never need to do that again.
It occurred to me that one way to accomplish my goal may be to only run these Lionel Postwar operating cars with a slow and smooth modern engine with speed control.
What do you think? Is that a good strategy?
Arnold
Hmm...I'm not sure that the speed at which a given car is used would have much bearing on whether the wires might wear faster and need to be repaired more (or less) often.
Plus, if you find that working on these cars is so "tedious", to the point of never needing "to do that again", then perhaps running post-war is not for you. I think the fact that these cars were meant to be repaired, not simply replaced, is part of their appeal...and I bet I'm not alone in feeling that way.
Opinion, of course.
Mark in Oregon
