Hello, Andrew calling from sunny Bomaderry in Australia. Can anyone help me to dismantle a Stainz? In particular I am having trouble removing the cabin.
My Stainz has suddenly stopped powering the rear, front and cabin light which are small push in type lights with 2 small pins. The sound which is LGB cabin roof is still working though. I would like to have a look to see if any wires are loose.
This is one of my 3 Stainz, all 2nd hand, the problem one is the slower of the three, and I put that down to the loco having smoke and sound unit installed. I use track power, 16 volts through Aristocaft train Engineer set on Linear power only.
The others are direct power from the rails to the motor and lights, which are globes and these locos have no smoke units. One is the untouched Stainz which I have installed the mylocosound card, which is a great unit for the price. Another Stainz has been modified before I bought it, with a cut down cabin and all painted matt black. I have recently built a power tender for this train as it pulls a small log train consisting of home made rolling stock. My layout is about 80 metres long, with one part having a 1 in 6 rise for about 10 metres.
I use track power, 16 volts through Aristocaft train Engineer set on Linear power only.
I will post photos if anyone is interested at a future date.
Regards Andrew

Hello Andrew and welcome from Bomaderry....South of Sydney if I recall and an interesting railway place.

I'm not a Stainz person myself but there are a few on here who will be able to help you when they surface, Paul, Brian, Clive, Mikey to name a few.

Please post some photos of your railway (and the full size ones even) we would be very interested.

Hello and welcome

Will be nice to have photos and a plan of you line


Laurent Alias Bearcastle

Hi Andrew and welcome.

I do run a chipped Stainz but it is on a Massoth LS decoder on an 18 volt MTS system, so not much help I'm afraid. Though I would observe that Stainz smoke unit is powered direct from the track (at least on my older model) and shouldn't affect motor performance unless you have a very low amp power supply! !

Hopefully someone with more knowledge can advise!

Hello Andrew, and welcome. I do own a couple of Stainzes, but it's a while since I've prised either of them apart. However I would imagine that Paul Stainz Holt will be able to help you - if the evidence of his pics is to be believed, he must breed them!

Echoing the calls for more pics of your own line as well, and those home made/bashed stock items!

Andrew

Here is a guide to dismantling a Stainz.........

http://waltonsofaltrincham.co.uk/guide-lgb-stainz.php

This guide is for the latest version with "D" gearbox - which from your description applies to your model as sound was only added to Stainz locos around 1999, 2000.

Tis true, I have a few Stainz loks, here is a small selection

Thanks to everyone who said hello and made me welcome. Thank you Paul for the way to dismantle the Stainz. I hope to obtain some photos to show this weekend. Where would be the best location to post these photos?
Regards Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Please see this thread.

Forum picture posting

I have sent you a guide by e mail.

Great link Paul, I need to chip my one and only Stainz and was wondering the best way to go about it.

Mmm.......

There are several reasons why I left, and for the sake of diplomacy, I won't go into them publicly.
Jason and I exchanged e mails after the dust had settled and we are on good terms.

Since I made the website, the spiritual / cyber home of the LGB has moved there.

A large glass of Calvados is good Carl


Next time I chip a Stainz (there are still a couple unchipped) I will do a step by step guide with pics on here if that suits............

Paul

I'm also stunned by the news, like others I'm an irregular GSM'ite these days, so hadn't realised.

However I found your posts on there particularly helpful and you also provided personal help via PM when needed.

I feel particularly "chuffed" (if Peter will excuse my use of the word) to have you as a committed CGT member, I will have to watch out, as on past performance you'll be chasing me to the 500 posts target!

bon chance