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Update (in case anyone's interested...) 

Been trying all sorts of things to get this to run better; electrical pick up is the biggest issue, as mentioned on the NASG site. I want to keep this as "stock"" as possible, so I've been looking for non-invasive ways to help it along. I think it's a neat old thing, so I'm trying to be as gentle as I can...

As built, the pick up is through the truck mounting screws, which proved to be sporadic at best. I was able to attach an additional pick up wire from each truck directly to the motor, without having to drill anything. This really made a difference; it'll now start to run at about 4 volts and is nice and smooth. Nice thing about an F unit; there's plenty of room inside for a couple of extra wires!

I removed the (2) "drive belts": seems to me that (2) gear-driven axles should be plenty, and since those belts mount to the wheels that pick up current, I figure the freer they (the wheels) rotate, the better. I can always re-install the belts or even find some newer replacements. I think these originals are pretty worn out anyway.

Now that it's actually running , I can look at installing some Kadee couplers and think about maybe bringing the body shell up to speed...plus, I have some other "goodies" on the way, so I need to clear off my work bench!

Mark in Oregon

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