Hi Mr Bachmann,
I have just recieved a new Forney with sound, to my suprise the the cab and coal bunker are plastic! When I originaly did my research on this loco I could not find any info telling me its construction uner the sound loco description. However, the non sound version gave the discription of die cast boiler, cab, and bunkerWhy would my sound loco (costing a lot more) be so cheesy and delacate, have I missed somthing? Dont get me wrong I still like it but I was expecting somthing more robust, like my 2-8-0.
Regards Johnny.

I have just ordered a digitrax auto reverser (PSX-ARSCFB), it is rated from 1.27amps to 17.8 for the sensitivity setting. Can anybody tell me if I hook this up to my layout that is controled by an E-Z command unit will it work. I belive the E-Zs max output is 1 amp, is this correct? If so will the unit short before the reverse unit works. I have read that people are having trouble with DCC units with 3 amps, and using reversers that have a min setting of 5 amps. I think it maybe time to up grade the DCC command with one that has a greater out put, as I am running about 5 locos at minimum, and I am thinking about sound soon. Has anybody got some feed back for me?

Does anybody know if the motor in a climax is a common one? I know the model is no longer produced, I was just hoping someone could tell me if Bachmann use this motor in other locos, or was this only produced for the climax, if so I am guessing it is no longer. I have fired off an email to the service dept, but I was looking for additional input FAST!

I have a spectrum 2-10-2 that makes a clicking noise under load, I noticed a previous post by Brad that he thinks it is a cracked gear, any comments?
I would like to know if this is a problem for this model, and if so where inside the loco is it located, for example, the gearing located directly off the motor or is it the gears on the dive axles? I would like to know before I go in. The loco is new, but I live in Oz so the hassels (cost+ time+ the unknowen) of sending it to the states makes it not viable as a warranty job. Any help welcome.

I have just purchased a 2-10-2 DCC equiped second hand loco, and it has the loco number set in as it's decoder address, can anyone tell me how I can change it back to the default 03 setting using a E-Z DCC command station?