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Hello. I had been using three small used power supplies for my three main track loops and finally purchased three MRC Model 260 power supplies with the momentum feature, on line. I am disapplointed with how they work and am wondering if something is wrong. With the old power supplies I just turned up the power and the trains always ran. When the momentum feature is turned off, the new runs may run about the same but I do not like the way the momentum feature works. If I turn the power high enough the trains usually move. However, if I don't turn the power high enough the trains either do not move at all of else start to move slightly and then stop. What is especially bad is that if the trains do not move, then they will not move at all even if I turn the power to maximum or even if I turn off the momentum feature. The only way to get the trains moving again is to give them a very slight push and then they go. I have changed the location of the electric feed and cleaned the track but that did not make much difference. This does not seem right and I don't think I would have purchased them if this is the way they work. I had the impression that they would be significatly better than the inexpensive used power supplies that I had been using. I can also add that when I opened them I questioned if they were really new or if they had been returned because two were scratched and appeared to have been repainted and one was a darker shade of black than the other two. I called the manager at the company and she said she intended to send new ones and if they were not new, then her supplier had taken advantage of her. I also called the manufacturer and the person there was no help at all. I can't expect the local store to help me since I did not purchase them there. Can someone tell me if these are normal or if there appears to be something wrong. These were my first on line purchase of model railroad equipment and I don't know if I can even return them. Any help will be appreciated.
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