(09-04-2015, 07:50 AM)Cassino Wrote: Hello,
Any thoughts in how to open one of my trains, screw seems to be rounded,
so cannot open it.
And my other metallic steam thomas, does not work at all.
Any thoughts in what to try too get it to work ?
What kind of tools are good to have/use for repairs.
My partner wants to do the engine swap hopefully next week, and other repairs, especially on trains that do not work at all, and try and figure out why
Steam train seems complex with its wires and circuit board
Some times you can try a smaller screw driver either flat which may catch the grooves of the screw or even a larger on to try and grab on. I did have one that was so far gone and I had to drill the screw out.
The Steam along Thomas I thin is notorious for fhaving issues, probably because it involves using water, electronics, and kids. :-). That said I have had several. The ones that seem to have the most issues for me have been the ones I cannot get the battery compartments to work. Meaning if you can get the motor to come on, then the other stuff should be fixable ( wires, sound, steam, etc.. ). Just have to take it apart and diagnose. Good luck.