WELL....TIME TO DIG UP AN OLD THREAD....B/C I NEED ASSISTANCE ON THE SAME LOCOMOTIVE.
SO, I ORDERED ONE OF THE LAST MODELS OF THIS LOCO IN EARLY JULY....BUT DIDN'T GET AROUND TO OPENING AND RUNNING IT UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND. FORTUNATELY, I SHOULD STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY.
TO MY CHAGRIN, UPON POWERING IT UP....IT WOULD NOT RESPOND AT ALL AS LOCOMOTIVE ID #01. I RENUMBERED TO #49. SAME PROBLEM.
I DID A FACTORY RESET. NO CHANGE. IT RECOGNIZES IT'S LOCO ID, THE LIGHTS COME ON, THE STACK AND DYNAMO SMOKE TURN ON, ALL LIGHTS TURN ON. BUT IT WILL NOT MOVE IN LEGACY OPERATION. THE BELL AND WHISTLE/AIR HORN DO NOT WORK. CREW TALK DOES NOT WORK. BUTTONS 3 AND 6 GET NO RESPONSE.
INTERESTINGLY, IT WILL RUN IN TRANSFORMER MODE....BUT AGAIN, I HAVE NO WHISTLE OR BELL.
THE DRAWBAR'S DON'T SEEM TO LINE UP VERY WELL.
ALSO, THERE IS A BUZZING SOUND THAT GETS PRONOUNCED AS THE LOCO GETS CLOSE. EITHER THE MOTOR IS HUMMING....OR THE GEARS ARE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. I THINK IT'S THE LATTER.
ANY THOUGHTS/SUGGESTIONS?
MUCH THANKS IN ADVANCE!
-TONY
