Hi folks, I have a question about this set, which is my first PWC set.
Until now I have only operated MTH DCS, Lionel Legacy, and TMCC on a Legacy 990 command and control set up.
Thus, with the exception of an powered A unit I have, which is an add-on to the Lionel PWC TMCC Texas Special ABA set, and is not supposed to have sound, this is the first time I have run a PWC ABA set.
I am currently running the AA units from the Southern set and instead of the Southern B Unit that comes with it, I substituted the Southern Super-Bass B Unit.
The A lead unit has lights but no sound, despite the sound switch set to "Full", the A trailing unit has sound and lights, and of course the B-Unit w/ SuperBass (2 FatBoy spkrs) has sound.
Only the lead A unit has gears, and thus that is the only unit of the three that pushes or pulls obviously.
My question...Is the A lead unit supposed to have sound?
I thought usually A lead units have power and sound, and the trailing A units do not.
Is this a PWC thing?
Next question, is this set supposed to have a Mars Light? I could have sworn I saw a pulsating headlight on it, but then after it made a loop, it was steady.
This leads to my last and most important question...I know these PWC sets have "Pullmor" motors...but I must ask, is the performance of a TMCC set, even with a Pullmor motor supposed to be so horrible?
It is as if there are only 3 speeds:
1) Stopped
2) Make noise and try to move
3) Make noise, try to move, then blast off like a rocket
Seriously, what is the purpose of having TMCC in a PWC set with Pullmor motors, if it does not perform like a TMCC engine?
I have read on the forums about guys running conventional trains with Legacy or TMCC systems and able to obtain slow realistic speeds.
Why dont these PWC sets perform like that?
Or am I doing something wrong.
When I built the lashup, I first gave the Lead A Unit an ID of 23, the B Unit a 56, and the non powered A unit a 24.
And then built a train, i.e. a Lash Up, and adding each ID to the 3 car train.
I think this was wrong...As I just read the book that came with the set and it said to set all the units switch's to program, give them all the same number, and press set..
Thus, no lashup?
