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When we decided to swap out the decoder in 8569 a half-hour before a session (open shell, unplug old decoder, plug in new decoder, put shell back on), we didn't expect it to start shorting...after Alex tore the entire locomotive down to the frame, he found out the problem was that one of the wheelsets had been pressed too tightly into the truck mechanism and was touching part of the other side. But several hours later the locomotive is reassembled and works fine (with both headlights working great!) although one rail only has pickup from one truck because somehow it has two left-hand trucks and jumper wires haven't been working too well.I'll have photos up eventually, since I'm having some computer problems.
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