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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by der5997 The Dash 9 came in the mail this morning. Looks great, but I haven't had a chance to do anything with it. It's a Kato, the first Kato I've ever taken out of a box. When I did, two small strips of phosphor bronze less than 1/2 inch long by about 1/10th inch fell out. Is this normal? I don't want to try to run it if these bits are meant to be in there somewhere. Just where, I have no clue. N Kato owners, any comments? [/quote] I'd have to see them to ID them, but they are probably either: A: Pickup strips. If so, they are long, thin, flat, and fit into slots on esch side of the frame, with one end on each truck's pickup contact. or B: The bearing springs. In which case they are sort of rectangular, with a little tab at each end. They would slip into slots on top of one frame side with the tabs pressing against the worm gear bearings. Of course, they might be something totally different. I have little experience with Kato, these are just bits common to most N locos. Check the instruction sheet for an exploded diagram to see where they go...
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