HI GANG,
THE U - UNIT PROGRESSES WHEN THE E & T ENCOUNTER THE 90o CROSSING. I ASSUME
THAT IT'S BECAUSE THE TWO TRUCKS OF THE TENDER ARE SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER THAT WHEN PASSING THOUGH IT, CURRENT'S MOMENTARILY CUT OFF & THE SOLENOID ADVANCED. ANOTHER ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH
PRECIOUSLY RARE 574 3/16s 3 RAIL VERSION. ONCE THE 342 WAS ISSUED, DID GILBERT
POST ANY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & FIX FOR THIS?
A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS OPERATION PROBLEM IS TO 'SHUT OFF' THE SOLENOID & ONLY RUN THE UNIT, IN MY CASE, IN FORWARD. BUT THAT'S ON HALF THE FUN.
APPRECIATIVELY,
SHIFFY.