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I encountered a similar problem, only the surging was significant! The loco would suddenly take off fast (or go in reverse) for about a second. <br />I equipped my Bachmann 4-6-0 with a Lenz 1014 E - (european numbering, it is a silent drive decoder without back EMF speed control). The decoder just pluged into the 8-pin socket. I did not change anything, not even the lights. The loco would surge twice as fast for about a second, sometimes even reversing momentarily, also the response seemed slow i.e. it took a second to switch the headlights off. The decoder ran hot! Another 1014E did exactly the same, also getting hot; however now fitted into a P2K E7 and works perfectly and runs cool. I could not locate any bad connections etc. I observed that the Bachmann pcb had some capacitors on it though? <br />Any suggestions? - Alan
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