jmluengor Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Every time I drive the ET22 the same thing happens to me: I can't reach a reasonable speed. I assume it's a peculiar locomotive, so I accelerate carefully by adding notches of the regulator little by little, keeping an eye on the rpm and the ammeter. When I reach the 21 notch, if I increase the notches of the regulator, the ammeter trips and I do not accelerate; If I use the steering wheel to notch three, the ammeter trips but I manage to accelerate and gain speed. From there, it's very difficult to increase speed and I end up losing traction. Any driving tips for this locomotive? Thank you for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedjof Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 I had the same problem in the past. For me it helped to let the ammeter settle when reaching the notches where the shunting lever can be engaged (don´t know the exact number of notches). Then im am using 2-3 notches of the shunting lever to keep accelerating. After that i am setting the shunting lever to 0 and then use the main notches of the wheel. This works most of the time. The heavier the train the more shunting lever notches have to be used before using more wheel notches. I hope the this can help with your problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmluengor Posted November 1 Author Share Posted November 1 Maybe I'm too demanding for a locomotive without taking into account that it's old (the elderly have to be treated with respect) 😉. I'll try your advice tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Łukaszek Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 You shouldn't reach the second circuit (22 - 36) until 30 kmh and third (37 - 48) until 50 kmh. You can shunt the motors when resistors aren't engaged - that is full first, second and third curcuit (21, 36, 48), which should increase the amps and let you accelerate. So go on 21, then shunt until 30 kmh, slowly go to 36, then shunt until 50 kmh and continue to 48 and shunt to desired speed on full third circuit. Remember that you have to return shunting lever to 0 before increasing the position. On flat and not too heavy trains you should be ok to stay around 400 A (x2, x3). When going above, remember about sanding. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmluengor Posted November 14 Author Share Posted November 14 On 11/1/2024 at 8:11 PM, Łukaszek said: You shouldn't reach the second circuit (22 - 36) until 30 kmh and third (37 - 48) until 50 kmh. You can shunt the motors when resistors aren't engaged - that is full first, second and third curcuit (21, 36, 48), which should increase the amps and let you accelerate. So go on 21, then shunt until 30 kmh, slowly go to 36, then shunt until 50 kmh and continue to 48 and shunt to desired speed on full third circuit. Remember that you have to return shunting lever to 0 before increasing the position. On flat and not too heavy trains you should be ok to stay around 400 A (x2, x3). When going above, remember about sanding. Your advice has been very useful to me. I have managed to drive the ET22 in both freight and passenger scenarios. Obviously, their behavior and acceleration pulling freight wagons is very different. I am very grateful to you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Łukaszek Posted Sunday at 08:35 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:35 PM Superb! Enjoy! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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