cruizer219perhaps the bottom of the whole front "cowcatcher" when loco is coming down a slight slope to flat land. It is only slightly above rails on flat track; tight clearance.
There's a good example of where a strip of Kapton tape would help. Just stick it onto the bottom of the pilot, cowcatcher, and trim off the excess. It should last quite a while before it wears through, then just reapply it.
I hope you get things running smoothly...
Ed
Mine would come to a dead stop, then resume a short while later. I assumed it was a brief short, it seemed to happen at the same places on the layout.
Then I realized I had the drawbar set for the closest distance between the cab and tender. I moved the drawbar back to the middle hole and everything runs fine now.
I have other brass engines that give me problems with this and I will use Kapton tape or a tiny dab of clear nail polish to try to alleviate the short.
Good Luck, Ed
just received and tested mine as well. mostly ran well but shorts out on one left curve and one #6 atlas cd 100 turnout but, does not short on other 22" curves or on other #6 atlas turnouts. has anyone encountered any shorting? has to be some contact being made that should not but i havent found it yet. mine is brass color version if it matters.
dinwittyYes, you should do the diesel decoder pro.
Thanks, I'll try that when time permits.
Here's the video I made yesterday. The engine is right out of the box, running on address 3.
Thanks, Ed
Well, as you point out, the sounds for the turbine are probably a "Best Guess" on the part of the BLI designers.
F9 is the function for startup-shutdown which, in itself is kind of a stretch since it takes hours to "startup" a steam locomotive, turbine or otherwise.
If the wheels are not turning, the turbine should not be turning. I do not completely understand how the "clutch" in the S2 actually operates. When running forward, the reverse turbine is not spinning, unlike in ship propulsion.
As far as I understand there is no way to "spin" the turbine. There was an overspeed governor on the locomotive.
F5 is ramp-up the turbine and F6 is ramp-down the turbine. Again, these should be directly proportionate to wheel rotation.
Last night I had the engine on the programming track using Decoder Pro. Many of the sound function tabs were not accessable, maybe I should have used the BLI > Paragon 3 > diesel decoder type instead of instinctively selecting steam.
I'll try to have another look tonight.
I'm presently uploading a Youtube video which should be available in a couple of hours.
Regards, Ed
dinwittyApparently the turbine sound is not accurate.
Um, the 6200 was stored out of service at Crestline in 1949 and was never fired up after that. Are there "accurate " recordings available? Perhaps a few but I'm not sure how a manufacturer is supposed to create an accurate sound for a one-of-a-kind locomotive that last ran 67 years ago.
dinwitty This soundset is built on a diesel engine's software, so most of the CV's in that tech ref. manual would apply.
Seems reasonable. The R2 non-condensing turbine is a big traction motor.
dinwittyThe engine uses a direct drive turbine, it will NOT idle like a diesel at rest.
I don't hear that on my engine. The "whine" of the turbine slowly builds as I increase the throttle until the engine is running at about 20 MPH, then the roar of the steam exhaust overcomes the turbine sound.
The 6200 had two turbine oil pumps in addition to the turbine generator. At rest it would be possible to hear three turbines running, plus the water pump, air pump, blower (which had to be used frequently to overcome draft problems) and injector are all going to add to the "sounds" while the engine was at a standstill.
dinwitty {snip} I found there was a Swedish Turbine 2-8-0 built long before the PRR you cant hear any chuff, you cant hear any whine or roar, just the air pump chuffs and whistle.
I'm not sure how comparing the sound of this
...to the sound of the 6200 has any relevance. They may sound similar but I think the comparison ends there.
Overall, I think Broadway did a pretty good job and I'm satisfied with my model. There's a few things I would change and I'm hoping to tweak the sounds soon. The bell is ridiculiously slow and I don't hear the turbo-generator sound at all. The front marker jewels need to be "toned down" and the markers on the tender are way too bright and, as far as I can tell, wired to be on whenever the headlight is on. They illuminate the whole end of the car following!
I hope to get a video posted soon...
DAVID FORTNEY Pictures?
Pictures?
Here's a few... My S2 arrived Friday afternoon. I have not fired 'er up yet but will do so soon and hopefully get some video posted as well.
Here's the traditional builder's shot.
Loading fuel...
On the main.
The lighting I used seems to have "washed out" the dark green locomotive enamel on the S2 for some reason. It doesn't look quite that light in other lighting conditions. Note how much darker the I1s are in the background.
BLI will get an earfull from the PRRT&HS folks if the green is too light! The jewels in the cat-eye marker lights are a bit large and reflect lots of light. They are not on in the photos, that's just reflection.
I have only given the locomotive a cursory inspection but so far I am very impressed with the level of detail and the overall finish from this recent BLI offering.
NILEhow does a steam turbine work? Is there a drive shaft from the turbine to the wheels?
http://omnibus.bobanna.com/prr_s2/
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
how does a steam turbine work? Is there a drive shaft from the turbine to the wheels?
Trainworld has it listed in both catagories. Not sold out yet either.
My S2 is supposed to ship directly from BLI and I have not recieved shipping notification, yet.
I'm curious, IS the locomotive Paragon 3 or is it Paragon 2 ? The on-line information is conflicting.
They are nearly sold out at MB Klein.
All I got was a "get your credit card dusted off" email from Joe Grubba,
Joe Grubba
Factory Direct Trains 7 Glenn Bridge Rd. Unit B Arden, NC 28704
Did you hear that Walthers cancelled their plans for the P-70 coaches? If so, the BLI ones are the only ones being produced you might want to get your hands on some. They are due some time in July.
BLI has been getting better at hitting their projected delivery dates. A lot better than in the past anyway!
[edit] I got my invoice from FDT on 6 May. I'm looking forward to mine some time next week
I wonder what BLI used to synthesize the turbine sound? An F-14 jet engine?
should have it saturday.