Quote from: jomazz on April 06, 2008, 03:36:11 PM
OK, that makes me feel better about the noise. By the way . I'm just starting to build the layout & have temporarily layed the track on the roadbed. I only have one set of wires hooked up to the track from an ez-command unit. Could that possibly cause a problem? The layout is 8'x6'

Are you talking about the problem with the address switching? if so, not continues power will NOT reset or change the address (exept if left unpowered for more than ten years). I think you should just call Bachmann about the decoder (they have GREAT costumer service)

good joke

I have the exact loco, only mine is number 3783 not 3781 anyway, I just had my tender apart today and there are 4 screws, one in the very middle, one at the back, and one in each of the two front corners. hope this helps

                                              Matt

like Conrail Quality said, the answer is nothing.

an Alaska GP40

drill the rest of the screw out.

O and the sound you hear is because at the time it is a DC loco not DCC so if you are running it on dcc it will make noise when stoped and going slow.

As for decoders sometimes being bad ones, yes , they are sometimes (I have a bad one , only it is digitrax so i can not get a new one )

you should be able to send the decoder in to bachmann as a defect and they should send you a new one.

                                             Matt

ok thanks

                                                 Matt

standard (plus?), not spectrum.

                              Matt

Hi, does anyone know if a Vanderbilt Long Tender will need to be modifyed to use with a northern 4-8-4

                                    Matt

check out this web site, 15 yellow 3mm LEDs for $1 or 100 of them for $6

http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/products.asp?dept=1090

                                                    Matt

DCC

four GP40s
two GP38-2s
tho 70 ton switchers
one FT
one sd40-2
one sd45
two 4-8-4s
one 0-6-0
ALL Bachmann

DC

one AHM sd40-2
two Tyco f7s one parts
two Bachmann 0-6-0s one parts
two lifelike 0-4-0s


                                                       Matt

thefavoritespot probably buys directly from the manufacture. the reason i think so is because someone in china was trying to sell bachmann 4-8-4s with dcc for a buy it now of only $9.99 but shipping was about $120 so overall it was not worth it. also as for thefavoritespot, i would highly recomend them (i bought about half my engines from them).