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Originally posted by Marty R:

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Originally posted by Ryan M:
Thanks for all the replies.

Tonight I flipped the engine over and applied power to the center roller and the outside wheels and had the same problems. If I moved the outside wheel lead to the post where the tender attaches there were no problems at all.

Seemed like the copper connector that bridges the front 2 wheel sets has some intermittent connection issues. I removed it and rebent the connect for better connection, still has some "pulsing" of the headlight but at least the train ran. Can I apply something like dielectric grease on the copper/wheel connection? Just looking to make the electrical connection a little better.

Thanks again.
Ryan

There is conductive lube you can use. I will look at my bottle and post the part number, when I get home. Your LHS might have thier own brand. Don't overuse it. It isn't very viscous. I use it in N Scale and on Lionel passenger car pickups. Hopefully there is one that is a little thicker and wont travel too much. I wonder if you could have some sort of insulating grease or dirt on the axles of the front wheelsets?