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Hmm..just recieved 2 2-6-0's and 2 4-4-0's both have nickel-silver wheels on the tenders, and the drivers are not traction. as for converting them to DCC, it wa pretty straight forward, and yes they have new flywheel open body motors. you might want to change your brass tender wheels to nickel-silver ones, and you can order the new driver wheels off the MDC roundhouse site to change out the traction ones. but the most likely problem you're having is either a dirty drack, or dirty pickups. DCC is really finicky with dirty contacts, DC can be compensated by appying more power, so it doesn't show up. Suggest you clean the contacts on the engine and the pickup wheels as well as throughly cleaning the track. Jay.
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