Bachmann/farish Class 08 components

[paulc2]

Hi folks

So I did the age old dopey thing of dismantling something without taking any pictures...

Now I'm left with a half dismantled shunter and a strange problem. So I took out the pickups to give them a clean and since putting it back together I get a dead short so clearly something isn't right there. But more interesting/confusing is that if I now put a test meter against the +ive and -ive terminals on the loco with the pickups removed it also gives a dead short which doesn't make sense.

Anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing this?

Cheers
Paul

[Flashbang]

Just a thought.... Did you remove the wheels on their axles? If so one (or more) sets may have been refitted the wrong way around?

[paulc2]

Thanks for the suggestion flashbang, unfortunately pretty much the only thing I didn't touch were the axles!

[Bigmet]

...if I now put a test meter against the +ive and -ive terminals on the loco with the pickups removed it also gives a dead short... Anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing this?...

More information required. What are you describing as the '+ive and -ive terminals on the loco' ? (If these are the motor terminals, then you will get as near as nothing a dead short.)