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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by NZRMac</i> <br /><br />Decoders (all electronics) run on magic smoke once the smoke has leaked out, it's all over. <br /> <br />Ken. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />HAHA! I love it[:D] <br /> <br />Anyway, your problem is you have a short. If the "magic smoke" came out when the locomotive was sitting still, it is either a short on the track pickups or the lights. If it only blew smoke when you tried to move it, you have a short somewhere in your motor circuit. Check and recheck all your wiring, find the short, fix it and install a new decoder.
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