Dave2 posted:Carl. You suggested applying 3-5 volts DC to the motor directly. Or even a 9 volt battery. So this tells me (can't say I thought about it until now) that one of the two circuit board is also rectifying the ac to dc. There appears to be a small pcb attached to the motor. Do you know if this is the ac to dc rectifier? Or is it on the big PCB board? I couldn't see too much of the circuitry on the motor board but I see there are two resistors. So the only reason I'm throwing this out is because I would like to clarify that a dc voltage can be applied directly to this connector in lieu of an ac voltage. Not knowing if it matters. But I'd rather not make matters any worse than what they already may be.
Thanks again everyone for your experience because I have little.
Good question - I didn't pay attention to what that small board on the motor was about when I had my Thomas apart for repairs. It's not my train, so I will say no, don't apply any voltage.
if it's less than a year old, Lionel will replace it under warranty.(with copy of purchase receipt) Trainz has boards and such and can repair it.
