Hi all,

I just acquired a 4-8-2 Light Mountain, lettered for the L&N, new in the box from a online hobby shop.  I need to get DCC and sound installed in this.  What works best for this particular loco?  A google search and search of this forum turned up little.

Thanks, Gary

Hello, I was removing the wiring plugs from my Spectrum 2-8-0 for maintenance and trouble shooting, and the smaller plug with 2 wires came off the tender.  There were 2 small prongs coming from the inside of the tender, but after a few attempts to reattach the plug, they broke.

Am I correct in stating the wires for the small plug go to right and left rail pickups?  What are my options for replacing the plug, or would it be best to solder jumper wires from the pickups to the tender?  Red wire should go to red, black to black.  As usual, thanks in advance for any help.

Gary

Hi, I need advice on my Bachman 2-8-0.  I've had this loco since 1999 or 2000, most of that time spent in the box.  It ran fine on DC, then I decided to drop a Tsunami into it.  After a difficult fit, I was able to get the decoder and speaker in the tender.  The Tsunami was programmed, sound worked, and it made it around the loop a couple of times.  Then ti started acting up, stalling and jerking when it did run.  I removed the Tsunami, put the jumper plug back in the tender, and returned it to DC operation.  It still stalls.  I can see sparks around the front truck on the tender, especially around the wiper.  All connections appear intact.  I cannot find any reason for these sparks, but apparently this is what is causing the problem.  I hope I did not fry the Tsunami...don't think so as I can still read it on the programming track.  Any ideas on what I can do about the short?  I need to address this issue before proceeding further.  Thanks.