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Buddy, I have four of the BLI Mohawks and am quite impressed with their running and sound. Overall, I have several dozen BLI steamers and the two issues I had with their product was promptly and professionally taken care of [new replacement locomotives]. Regarding the BLI Mohawks, the QSI motor control system is the industry standard. Sound is a 'personal taste' and the QSI Mohawk whistle is one of my favorites. I improved the tone by spraying the inside of the tender shells with rubberized
you can shim the low spots with very thin pieces of plastic/paper [.01-.06"] between the ties and roadbed a level and smooth sub-roadbed is essential to smooth operating track. Always take time to make sure my roadbed is smooth and without humps/dips for faultless track. this eliminates headscratching and other stupid human tricks i've performed in the past to get my equipment to run right. lesson learned: i'm obsessive about subroadbed/track/rail and has nearly eliminated any operating
I've got outlets every 4'; they're cheap especially since you have the the most expensive part already booked, the electrician! If possible, have the layout on its own circuit breaker and a master switch that turns the whole layout on and off. If you plan on having your work bench in/under the layout, a four gang box will come in handy near where you work.
[quote user="oldline1"]So..........maybe we haven't progressed as far as we think with all the new and improved engines available today. I mean the USRA and the Dec are beautiful engines but if they can't pull then what good are they really?[/quote] As an engineer on a class 1 you would be hard pressed to have a modern road switcher [GP 40-2] pull more than 15-20 loaded cars [coal,steel,grain,ore] up a significant grade. I can't compare or contrast what an old steam switcher
For all those wishing to throw their locomotives or any other object of use and value in a childish fit please put it in a box and send to: E Fiske Underhill, VT 05489 My rural postal carrier knows me and would gladly deliver to my address. I will then auction the item off to benefit a local charity that could use the money and help feed local hungry families. As for the quality control on q-tips I think that management should continue the beatings until moral and quality improve.
[quote user="davidmbedard"] Look for flash on the diaphram end plates. Also, make sure the trip pins are at the proper height. David B [/quote] The problem appears to an 'engineering' issue as it only occurs in reverse coming out of a curve; as the diaphrams come back together it causes the car to be lifted. It is not an issue with track, wheels or couplers as it happens with different rapido cars at different places. This a characteristic of the car that needs to be considered
[quote user="BATMAN"] there are definitely burrs and rough spots on the two diaphragms that are causing the problems. How would you suggest smoothing these out?[/quote] use some light sand paper [#300-500], an emery board, or a small modeling file and go easy; less in this case is more. As to the couplers, using a long-medium combination provides an additional 3/32 of space. The resulting space is not discernable to the eye from normal viewing distances, but makes for better operational
Brent, I had the same issue on larger radius [36"] so i just replaced the factory couplers with a longer shank kadee coupler; I require all my rolling stock to use kadee couplers so I planned on replacing the factory plastic couplers, however the initial test runs revealed that longer couplers would be necessary to prevent the diaphrams from causing derailments. Now the cars do not derail. For passenger consists that won't be broken up and switched, it will suffice to use a medium shank
I use the PSX [quote user="Capt. Grimek"]PSXs have screw on connectors[/quote] this makes the psx very simple to hook up. [quote user="Capt. Grimek"]The PSXs are reputed for better handling of inrush currents on start up [/quote] I've found one psx able to handle starting about 14 HO lokes equipped with either Tsunami or QSI. For those considering DCC or have a system, a breaker is an absolute necessity for protecting our decoders. It is cheap insurance. [quote user="Capt
mobil, I've done over 20 installs of the soundtraxx Tsunami decoder into various spectrum steam engines. It requires relatively basic soldering skills and the results using either the TSU-750 or TSU-1000 are much better than the factory installed decoder that comes with the bachmanns. Visit http://www.tonystrains.com/ for the best customer service and knowledge in DCC and to get install ideas visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RPMclinics-RickBell/. At Rick's site he has some outstanding
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