Thanks very much Jonathan.   I will let her run a bit this weekend and see if things improve from there.  Thanks for you time when answering my questions.   it is appreciated.
bob

I receive my Bachmann HO Connie and have been running it for about a day.   My power unit is NCE power cab.  This is my first non-sound DCC Bachmann engine so I have a question or two to ask.  My other sound units (4-6-0, 2-6-0) begin to creep along quite steadily when the power unit reads 1 or 2 and will smoothly increase in speed as the increase button is pressed.
   This unit does not show any signs of life until the power cab reads 10 or more.  It sputters along until the hand unit reads nearly 30 and more or less runs smoothly at a rapid speed.  This type of operation is not great for switching.  Is it a function of the non sound decoder or does the engine need more run in time....or is there a defect?   Thanks for you thoughts.

Thanks all for the responses.   Sounds (pun intended) like I might be able to give it a try.  Johnathan....sounds like you have done this before.  Do you have a recommendation for the sound decoder?   I really don't know where to begin.   Thanks.  bob

If someone want to put a sound decoder into a Bachmann consolidation, would it be a simple matter of replacing the decoder and putting a speaker in the tender?   Have you done it?.....is it difficult?   Would it be worth it? Thanks. 

After several weeks of use, the tracks seem to be lining up a bit better.  I have even just let it rotate in both directions for several minutes at a time...The engines seem to be having less issues making it on and off the tt.   I am hoping that if i keep using, it will "settle in" to correct alignment all of the time.    Thanks all, for your input.

Thanks Jon.  But I am not interested in a Walthers.  My needs can easily be met with the Bachmann if I can over come this problem.

yup, that is possible, but it is not what I had in mind when I purchased the t.t.   It is disappointing that it is not reliable.  I can't imagine it was designed with that in mind.

I have been using the Bachmann turntable for a couple of weeks.  Very often the ends of the platform do not correctly line up with the tracks for the stalls.  It's only misaligned by a millimeter or so, but this is enough to interfere with the engine's smooth transition to/from the platform.   Is there any fix for this?  Do I return the t.t.   (that would be a real pain!!!)  Thanks for your thoughts and info.

Thanks for the input all.   It's appreciated.

Did some searching on youtube and a number of people have demonstrated success for letter removal from Athearn engines by using MICROSOL.  Has anyone tried this with Bachmann steams with success?  Thank you.

ok.....thank you .... big time.
b

Hi Jonathan,
    Are you sure the model number that you give for the ECO-100 is correct?  I have been doing a search and I come up with similar numbers, but not the exact same one.   Thank you.
bob

Johnathan,
   Thank you for a nicely detailed answer.  It gives me info that I can look and find.   Thanks again.
bob

I have just been give a Bachmann 4-6-0 DCC ready, and would like to put a sound decoder in it along with a speaker.   Can someone make recommendations since I know nothing of DCC?   Will it be difficult to install the sound decoder and speaker?    Thanks.

Thanks Gentlemen for the suggestions.