I am having a great deal of frustration with my second 4-8-2 made by Spectrum. The first 4-8-2 I bought form a discount hobby shop on Ebay made a very loud whining sound and did not rum properly. The seller gladly accepted the unit back for an exchange with another factory sealed unit. This one sits on the track - the motor hums but does not move. The headlight has also stopped working. Am I doing something wrong? This one does not make the damaging sound that the first unit made. My other Spectrum staemers run great - 0-60, 2-8-0 and a 2-10-2. The layout is DC with all units running with plugs in the circuit boards if they need them. HELP!
Dear onrman,
Please contact the service department. If you have a receipt from a legitimate dealer they will replace the loco.
Thanks!
the Bach-man
Maybe it's an engine problem, The Bach Man has the right idea! Call them in.
Try turning the tender trucks, one at a time, 180 degrees. They sometimes get out of alignment resulting in both the plusl and minus pickups being on the same side of the tender.
it hums because it doesn't know the words ;D