Deuce posted:John H posted:I would check on the warranty. “Opening up” might not be covered 🤔
Hrm. There is this comment in the manual:
Modification to this product in any way; visually, mechanically or electrically and / or evidence of any attempt of consumer repair voids the warranty in its entirety.
Well, that's inconvenient. I sent an email to Lionel with a link to the video. Do I sit on my hands and just wait until they respond to me?
Well, there's that. I assume that you have lubricated your gears?
I forget the warranty thing as I buy mostly used items, when I buy at all these days. But, most of my items - Lionel, MTH, etc. - have been fine, so don't let that "my first brand new purchase from Lionel" eat at you too much (I see a lot of that on the Forum). It will only make the repair process more unpleasant, and won't resolve the problem.
Not that we all don't sympathize.