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gear noise
Posted by westy1 on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 9:34 PM

i have 6 bachmann 4-6-0s some have very loud gear noise, or whine should a dollap of white grease cure this?  Also i have hooked uo tenders and turned sound all the way up and can hardly hear chuffs of engine is this a common problem or do i change batteries, or what would like to eventially go to better locos and sound.

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  • From: Shire Counties UK
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Posted by two tone on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:07 AM

Hi  Yes they do have poor sound on this unit  You can modify the unit by fitting something like Pheonix sound,  As for noisey gears yes a LITTLE white grease on plastic gears and moter drive thread.   When putting the base plate back on make sure you get the contacts in the right wat round.

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