"my eyesight ain't what it used to be and the camera helps me pick out mistakes,"
Bruce
Your not alone. I used to pride myself on being able to see fine detail, even as little as six years ago. I'm happy to focus at any distance today. I think cataracts are forming if genetics are any indication. The ever unforgiving use of a camera helps.
Him and a 5-stripe, that's a lot of nose whiskers on one track
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Haw! He and Norma Bates Kitteh should get along fine. being fellow railfans... ![:D](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/static/images/graemlins/icon_biggrin.gif)
He stopped paying any mind to the neighbors cats after the first real hiss ![laugh](https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/static/images/graemlins/icon_laugh.gif)
Unless your a visiting male dog with dominance on your mind, you likely haven't a worry. Very social, loves, and listens to any human "insisting", especially when away from home. Real English terrier blood, not a Detroit street bred mutt, hence a "petbull". The female Mastiff and "Puppy"(huge now) aren't smart enough to be cautious over curious, Norma may have to pull a Freddy Kruger on a muzzle first
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Ok... disciplinary talks didn't work on the finicky Marx Commador. I searched and played and tested and tweaked with little difference. I did finally notice the armature was hanging in one position only. I tightened the tabs on the loose plate, and re-cleaned the gaps. Better, but still hung up. Pressing on a brush with a toothpick it took off. Replaced it, spring was fine, but to no avail, it stopped again before a single lap. All signs pointed to a bad armature winding. Taking a cue from "cold solder joints" from circuit board repairs of my past, I decided to quickly heat the spot where each wire to armature plate solder connection was made, and reassemble it one last time before declaring "lost cause" and simply buying a new motor. I already majorly chipped the paint, and knocked the stainless roof loose again when I failed to fully catch a speedy rollover (it's the CV to a Crusader bash no huge loss just a cheap blue rattle can job I'll touch up when I'm felling it, and a dab of fresh JB Weld for the roof is done already)
Best for last, it now runs great again. An hour, and a half at a crawl that would make a few can motors jealous