beardog posted:Santa postman just brought a french Jep two unit streamliner. Finally was able to resist taking
something apart the moment I received it. No action when I first put it on the track. A little
WD40, cleaned the wheels, a little contact cleaner on the commutator. The light came on
and it started moving barely. Finally got it to do about a half a lap, very slowly, then it started
smoking so I shut it off. I have to do a bit more research, somewhere in the back of my mind
I am thinking these may be 20 volts.
Learned something today, I always thought JEP and Joustra were two different french trainmakers.
Yes, 20 Volts. My JEP 222 runs on the ZW at it's 18V but it runs much better on my Z at 24V. Mind you 18 or 24 on those dials ain't exactly 18 or 24 at the rail or motor so the higher voltage rating of the Z is a good thing . If you have a V, a Z, or an R (or something prewar similar) it will run a bit better. OF course the cleaning and oiling will help as well.