Quote from: Loco Bill on October 08, 2010, 10:21:34 PM
Although the box was marked with the words: Contractors Collector
Series Set No 3, there has never been a set 1 or 2.

(I know this thread is over 10 years old, please pardon this very late message)

Actually there has been a set 1 and 2, just not from Bachmann Trains. My father used to work for Weil-McLain Boilers back in the late 1990s/early 2000s and upon his discovery of the Contractor Collector Series from Weil-McLain, he pretty much bought every single one. Sets 1 and 2 happen to be a small collection of early 20th century trucks made by Ertl, (as far as I know we only have set 2). Of course set 3 is the Bachmann Big Haulers set with an RC Baldwin 4-6-0, boxcar and bobber caboose (I have the first rendition from 1990-1991, it still runs!), set 4 is a collection of 1930s and 1940s trucks with Weil-McLain logos (Ertl; yes, we have this one too), I don't know what sets 5-7 were, but we have set 8 (Ertl;a 1960 and 1940 truck with a boiler load), set 9 (Ertl; 1954 GMC tractor trailer), and finally set 10 (Racing Champions; a 2003? Chevy pickup and a 1970s sports car)

We might actually have more sets than what I have currently listed, I will try to update my findings here if I'm lucky.

Yup, that was the issue. Just had to switch around some of the trucks and now it's running perfectly normal.

Thank you so much!

-Harry

About a year ago, I purchased an HO Scale ALCO 2-6-0 (DCC Sound Value; Item no. 51807, Pennsylvania Railroad 3233) second hand from a user who was selling most of his collection. The locomotive itself is in great condition and runs very well.

Recently, I took apart the tender to realign the clear plastic in the tender light on the rear of the locomotive. After putting the tender back together and hooking it up to the locomotive, I tried to run the locomotive on DCC via my MRC Sound Controller 2.0 and the controller indicated a short on the layout, and the locomotive was the cause of it. I switched the locomotive to a different set of track with a traditional Bachmann DC Powerpack and when I applied track power, nothing happened. However, whenever I took the tender off the rails, the locomotive would work like normal and vice versa with the tender on the tracks and the locomotive off, but both of them could not be on the tracks at the same time because it would short the layout.

Could there be something wrong with the pickup or is it the decoder?

I have taken the loco shell of the B23-7 and it appears that the pick-up from the trucks is attached to the PCB.

Should I unsolder the the pick-up from the PCB and solder it onto the red wire of the decoder?

Quote from: Len on January 16, 2017, 02:58:19 PM
You don't say if your loco is the really old one with incandescent lights, or the newer old one with LEDs. Either way, decoder installation is realatively simple.


With the newer old board:
http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/images/ho_parts/H11105.jpg

Unsolder the wires from the left end of the board shown in the pic, and keep the LED mounting assembly together for reuse. Unsolder the LED on the right end of the board. The only real difference from the incondescent bulbs, is when connecting the LEDs, add a 1/4 watt 1k ohm resister in line with the white common connection.

I have the newer old board with the LED lights.

and thank you for the tips.

Hi Mr. Bach Man,

I own a HO GE B23-7 that I would like to install DCC with, however, its not DCC-Ready and I can only install DCC in locomotives that do not have PCB boards.

Any Suggestions??

Ok then...would bringing back the GP18s then help?

I have always loved the HO Scale GP7 and GP9 series. The engines are great for any layout, no matter if it's a shortline, mainline, or a yard.

However, I've noticed that many people have a hard time finding HO Scale EMD GP10s, which have been very popular through Conrail, Illinois Terminal, the United States Army Railway, Colebrookdale Railroad, Georgia Central Railroad, East Penn Railroad, Clinton Terminal, and many other lines.

Possible market idea???