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[V]Well after a very long 8 weeks and many screw-ups at IHC, I finally received my 2-6-0 Mogul from them. With much anticipation and bated breath I couldn't wait to get it homeand give it a test run. Once the kids were safely tucked in their beds and the wife was off doing her own thing, I headed down into the basement. I carefully unboxed my newest engine and placed her gingerly on the rails. My first impression was "Wow! She's really small compared to my K4 4-6-2!" But, then again, that's why I ordered her. I needed a smaller steamer which would have no issues with my tight 18" radius turns. Anyway...back to the story... I connected my power pack, set the direction (DC pack) to start the engine in motion. Incredibly...nothing happened. I boosted the throttle bit by bit until it was all the way up....Nothing happened. I touched the tender, mind you...barely touched the tender, and she took off at full throttle! "Okay" I said, "That was weird." The loco ran quickly around the first tight turn it encountered and then started doing something I can only describe as a "Yip". Starting and stopping as if the power were being switched off and on, until finally it stopped cold. I touched the tender again, giving it a little boost, if you will and it jumped back to life. I took the shell off the unit and checked to make sure that the wiring was all nice and secure, and it seemed solid. I put it back together and gave it another run. Same thing, and the "yip" isn't happening at any specific location on my layout. To me, the symptom seems like the gears are slipping or not meshing properly. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Was it fixable? How was it fixed? Trevor 8x4 HO Layout powered by a Bachmann Magnum
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