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WHO made the most 'Dog's'?
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<b>I</b> haven't owned any new TYCO but my grandfather had at least 10 C430s and none survive. Ask anybody in my family- they'll tell you those junky things didn't last a week. The 430 I got off eBay WAS new in box and it didn't move at all when I set it on the track. The motor started up, it jumped and then it was obvious the gears went out. Then about 10 seconds later the motor burned up. And the motor wasn't locked up. It was spinning w/ no load (because the gears went out). Then I smelled electrical burning and the motor stopped. <br /> <br />But, not ONE person has told me I'm wrong on the 40 hour lifespan and I stated in my post "with some rare exceptions". There are a FEW that run, but MOST of them are dead.
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