Jeff2035 posted:An earlier post mentioned the motor starting to turn before the e unit cycled. Sometimes that happened to me so I installed a Dallee electronic e-unit which eliminated the problem and allowed the loco to start at a much lower voltage and run much more smoothly. Maybe that is why I like how mine runs so well.
Jeff, When I bought the B6 in 1989 I was not aware of the Dallee E unit it sure would have been a better fix than 8-10 diodes but a bit more expensive than $2-3 for the diodes. One feature of the Dallee E-unit that I am fond of for an F3 or GP9, Hudson, Mohawk..... is the start in forward (or reverse) after a stop of more than 5-6 sec. But oddly enough I am not all that crazy about it on the B6. I'm just as likely to have cars on either end and also as likely to want to push as pull them and end up having to cycle through FNR. I haven't used the B6 much since 2000 when I converted to TMCC. I have a spare TMCC LCRU2 that I will install when I finish preparing my boat to sell. sure will be good to have the B6 off the shelf and electro couplers to boot. J
