wolverine49 wrote: Kooljock1, cr6479, cxt30, et al, I apologize to whatever extent I hijacked the thread. If you go back to the beginning of the thread, and page down to the sixth post, you will see that Lee F. (phillyreading) introduced the CW-80 into a discussion of something entirely different. That pushed my button, as it always does. It's just that with all the gratuitous jabs at the CW-80, the constant ringing of the bells inside my head, an entire afternoon of football teams huddling-up and talking about me -- well, it just got to be too much. I'm only glad that it is perfectly clear that a CW-80 did NOT catch fire. Do carry on.
Kooljock1, cr6479, cxt30, et al,
I apologize to whatever extent I hijacked the thread. If you go back to the beginning of the thread, and page down to the sixth post, you will see that Lee F. (phillyreading) introduced the CW-80 into a discussion of something entirely different. That pushed my button, as it always does.
It's just that with all the gratuitous jabs at the CW-80, the constant ringing of the bells inside my head, an entire afternoon of football teams huddling-up and talking about me -- well, it just got to be too much.
I'm only glad that it is perfectly clear that a CW-80 did NOT catch fire. Do carry on.
Wolverine : that's exactly why I posted what I did ! That's where the topic changed & why I wrote what I did. When they say they aren't bashing some company, what are they doing then ? !! You don't have to apologize !! I was really the next one that did it !! Hope Kooljock isn't mad too !!
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cr6479,
From what I understand, the cause of the flame is that the smoke unit was powered up dry. When you run a fan driven unit dry, the element(s) can overheat, then crack, and short out and start a fire. I had this happen to a locomotive when I left it in neutral and walked across the room to fix a derailment. I forgot about the loco being powered up until I heard a popping sound. I looked up, and my eyes almost popped out of my head! I saw a flame very similar to what you saw. Get the locomotive fixed, and never forget to put fluid in the smoke unit. I can safely say that I won't soon forget.
jimtrumpie wrote: cr6479, From what I understand, the cause of the flame is that the smoke unit was powered up dry. When you run a fan driven unit dry, the element(s) can overheat, then crack, and short out and start a fire. I had this happen to a locomotive when I left it in neutral and walked across the room to fix a derailment. I forgot about the loco being powered up until I heard a popping sound. I looked up, and my eyes almost popped out of my head! I saw a flame very similar to what you saw. Get the locomotive fixed, and never forget to put fluid in the smoke unit. I can safely say that I won't soon forget.
or turn off the smoke with the off/on switch under engine at front truck. Still can not locate a Lionel SF SD80. Give us the product ###.
ChiefEagles wrote: jimtrumpie wrote: cr6479, From what I understand, the cause of the flame is that the smoke unit was powered up dry. When you run a fan driven unit dry, the element(s) can overheat, then crack, and short out and start a fire. I had this happen to a locomotive when I left it in neutral and walked across the room to fix a derailment. I forgot about the loco being powered up until I heard a popping sound. I looked up, and my eyes almost popped out of my head! I saw a flame very similar to what you saw. Get the locomotive fixed, and never forget to put fluid in the smoke unit. I can safely say that I won't soon forget. or turn off the smoke with the off/on switch under engine at front truck. Still can not locate a Lionel SF SD80. Give us the product ###.
I'm with Chief and still could not locate a Lionel SF SD80 or SD90, but I did find reference to a SF SD 90
http://www.trains.com/ctt/default.aspx?c=lc&id=94
According to CTT is was made by MTH.
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Great! Now here comes 2 pages of MTH bashing
csmnlm wrote: Great! Now here comes 2 pages of MTH bashing
Why not??? Will make this thread even longer. Started off wrong.
Sorry if I got off on the wrong foot here so to speak but when something by Lionel in the newer versions has a problem it makes me sound off about other problems that seem to be LIONEL only!!
As for csmnlm, one thing for you to take note of; How many problems have been posted on this forum about MTH's problems? My answer is very few that I have read if any. The only thing that I can say is that I have heard that TMCC is better than DCS.
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phillyreading wrote: Sorry if I got off on the wrong foot here so to speak but when something by Lionel in the newer versions has a problem it makes me sound off about other problems that seem to be LIONEL only!! As for csmnlm, one thing for you to take note of; How many problems have been posted on this forum about MTH's problems? My answer is very few that I have read if any. The only thing that I can say is that I have heard that TMCC is better than DCS. Lee F.
Lee, there are plenty of MTH problems. Atlas has problems too. I just don't own may any more and probably will not. Might be less MTH on this forum. Who knows. I think this thread should be dead anyway. Maybe it will go to page two. Marty, same response as you from several of us [emails on this subject].
cr6479 wrote:My lionel SD80 is in the shop being repaired and i hope this doesn't happen again.
Wow! Less than four days repair time. I want the name of that repairman? I bet he was cheap, too. We don't have anybody around here that can do that type of repair that fast.
cr6479 wrote:She is FIXED. SF SD80 or 90 is running and retired from serivce. Now this thread is a officially DEAD!!!!!!!!!
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cr6479 wrote:Well.. I wasn't going to retiring it that was a tyepo. I am putting it in my large engine holding area unitl i feel like putting it back on the main line.
Glad you got that repaired so fast & just wonder if you can give us any details on what had to be fixed. Did they just have to repair something or did they have to replace any parts ?
Oh, if you ever get a digital camera, please show us some pictures of this engine. We'll be glad to help you if you're not familiar with posting pictures !!
cr6479 wrote:My lionel Santa Fe engine when starting up will catch on fire where the smoking unit would be.
cr6479 wrote:OOPS!!!!! It should a been MTH. I read the box wrong.
cr6479 wrote:She is FIXED. SF SD80 or 90 is running and retired from serivce.
cr6479 wrote:Well.. I wasn't going to retiring it that was a tyepo.
This is the funniest thread I have read in a long time.
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