12-03-2014, 11:12 AM
Lester Perry Wrote:I have heard that you can use a file to reduce the flange size. Use jumpers to get power to loco and hold it over a file lowering it to make contact while running. I have never tried this but it sounds like it would work.
I did this on a Fleischmann shifter a looooonngg time ago. It's a very tedious task, you can't rush it. And keep an eye on the heat coming from the motor. Let it cool down if it begins to get hot.
I did it with the loco upside down on a cradle and jumpers to the motor...
Gus (LC&P).