Important! One side of each bronze electrical pickup is marked with a red dot. This red dot indicates the side that picks up the current from the track. When installing the Pickup Trucks on your rolling stockThese marks MUST be on opposite railsotherwise an electrical short will occur and the Pickup Trucks may be damaged!
Problems:
Possible Cause:
Possible Solution:
Flickering Lights
Dirty Track & Wheels
Clean Track & Wheels
Poor connection in wiring
Check all wiring connections
Insufficient connection between bronze pickups and axles
Check that bronze pickup fingers are touching axle
Capacitor needed
A capacitor may be needed to stabilize voltage. (see Kadee HO Pickup Truck Wiring Diagram)
Derailments
Uneven pickup tension on axles
Check that all bronze pickups have equal tension against axle
Crooked or kinked pickup wire
Check that pickup wire is not binding where it protrudes through the floor of the car
