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A few days ago, I posted pics of one of the new Athearn RTR C44-9Ws that I detailed up, and got some really good feedback. Thanks! But ... Today, I went to my LHS and picked up a DCC decoder for the unit (Digitrax DH163). I was all excited to see the unit run for the first time! I got home, installed the decoder, and got it all programed. I sat the unit on the main and gave it thottle. It started moving, but it was very jurkey, and made enough noise to wake the dead!! [:(] I know that Athearn's older locos were very bad about making lots of noise, but I understood that they fixed those problems for the new RTR line. My question is - Can I do anything to get this unit running more smooth and quietly? The rest of my locos are Kato and LL P2K, and there is a night to day differance in the way the others run compaired to the Athearn. If I can't fix it, I'm not even sure I want to keep the thing!! Thanks in advance for any help!! Kevin
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