Hello, looking for suggestions on an issue I'm having with the background sound of steam on a railsounds tender. I noticed a crackling issue where the sound quality of the background steam cuts out randomly during operation. I thought it could be dirty tracks or wheels/rollers, so I cleaned everything even though the engine is 2 weeks old. Then I did a test while the train was stationary but powered up with the background steam going. If I gently wiggle the drawbar connector to the tender then I get the same crackling like there's a bad connection. I don't really want to send in a brand new loco for warranty repair on something like this if I can just handle it with a simple solution. Would it hurt to try a drop of rail zip or oil in the drawbar connector to see if that improves the quality of the connection? Or any other suggestions to get a better electrical connection in the drawbar? This problem only started a couple of days ago, after the engine had some run time around the track. Thanks!
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