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Hello all,       This is my official plea for "HELP"![8)]       My 10-year-old son was given an old Bachmann R/C Big Hauler (love at first sight). It must be an original with plastic everything (even wheels), but aside from the dust it is in really good shape.  But I have no idea what I am looking at, never ever having worked G-scale before...!  (Although it is a pretty nice looking train!)   I've never even worked with R/C......      It is marked as a 49mhz R/C unit, but did not come with a R/C transmitter. With fresh batteries (6-D) it runs fine - light, sound - and it is not set up for smoke........      These are my three (for now....[%-)]) questions. (Any and all help would be appreciated....)         -   Inside the front smoke chamber plate, there is a place for an on/off switch, but no switch.  What is this switch for?  Is it for turning on/off the RC?  (The on/off switch on the back of the cab makes it run from the batteries.)         -   There is a full circuit board inside the steam chamber; if it isn't for R/C, what is it for?  I see the batteries, motor, and light are hooked to it, and it probably controls the sound, but does it control the R/C also?  (As I said, it is a full board so it must be doing more than making a 'chuf' sound......)         -   Assuming the board is for R/C, can I take a 49mhz 'toy' transmitter and expect to have this train run?  Or, if the board is NOT for R/C, can I take the same toy setup, install the reciever from the car into the train and then use the toy transmitter.......?    (Any indications I don't know what I'm doing......?)       Or am I crazy?!?!?!?!    (Just buy the boy a new one and move on.........)   (OK, so I had four questions......)      Thanks so much in advance! From all the good help I've read that others are receiving I'm hoping you all can put me 'on the right track' also....... (And maybe somebody out there won't think I'm crazy......)  [:)]                   JOE
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