6-2315 497 Coaling Station Reproduction - Repair
This 497 Coaling Station was reproduced in 1983-1984.
Gearbox Repair - Replace Drive Belt
A friend was helping me prepare for a Run Room Open House last year and he was tasked with dealing with the "bad order" tickets. He said this Coaling Station needed a new belt and that would have involved removing it from the table.
Terminal Strip at Outside Edge Under Table Top
Factory wiring between Station and Controller had been cut before table
top installation. Confirm wire identifications before removing
the 4 wire cable to the tower on the table.
4 wire cable from tower (wire #1 is the outside
wire with rib)
3 wire (2 black, 1 gray) plus 1 white single wire from
controller
Terminal Wires
A - Red White - Red is layout accessory 14 - 16
volts. White is from 2315-400 Controller (6002315400 CONTROLLER
W/LEAD WIRE)
B - White Black #1 - White is layout Common. Black
#1 on 4 wire tower cable
C - Blk #2 on 4 wire and Blk #2 on 3 wire
D - Blk #3 on 4 wire and Blk #3 on 3 wire
E - Blk #4 on 4 wire and Gray #4 on 3 wire
F - Spare
G - Blue, Black Solid - Blue is Layout Track center
rail. Black solid is track tap.
(for MTH DCS Filter Assembly see Filter for
MTH DCS Controlled Model Train
Layouts)
At the workbench, remove the screws holding the white bracket.
Before Removal of
Gearbox
and Motor Assembly
Note 4 Wire cable wiring.
See 600-2315-300 Gearbox and Motor Assembly
When removing
gearbox top, remove screws, and remove front single tab
first. If that
notch breaks, the screws will hold the top down. |
The old belt is
on the left and new belt is on the right. The old belt was
probably 1/8" x 1 5/16" (old, hard, crumbly). The new
drive belt - is 1/16" wide flat belt, 1 1/8"+ outside
diameter. The Lionel part # is 600-2315-309 drive belt
for 2315 motor. My belt is a reproduction. |
Note Keyed
Bearing Tabs |
Clean all
Assembly Parts Clean Pulleys and Belt  |
Lube Gears During
Assembly |
Test Assembly
Operation The 12V DC motor below is powered with 14 - 16 volts AC through a full wave bridge rectifier. The 12V DC motor is labeled General Electric GE 3ADM 12V DC 4F50A1 15 75 Lionel Motor # is 610-2741-100 There are 1N4001 Diodes in the Controller that rectify the AC to make the motor move in either direction. |
Reassembled Front
Reassembled Back
Lionel's 2315 Instruction Manual states the Coaling Station is designed to operate at 15-18 VAC.
All the accessories and the UCS tracks in the SSPRR Run Room are powered with auxiliary power dedicated to accessories. Here are the 2315 Coaling Station instructions with notes that were used to wire the Run Room Coaling Station UCS track.
Here are available Lionel documents for above 497
reproduction Coaling Station.
Exploded Diagram
Manual
See Alternate Wiring Diagram Page Return to Operating Cars and Accessories