@Rod Stewart posted:Another thing I forgot; early Z4K's did not have handle tensioner springs whereas later units did. Not sure when they were made standard. Without the tensioners the handles can get floppy over time, and not stay where you set them. The tensioners are easy to add and MTH used to sell kits. Each kit had a hefty spring and a big adjustable setscrew to tighten up the spring. They insert from the bottom. I am not sure where or if you can still buy the tensioner kits. The kit is PN IE-0000048 and cost about 2 bucks several years ago. MTH may still have them. Cheap fix for a pesky problem.
Rod
Rod, if push comes to shove, an eraser chopped off a pencil can stand in for the “nub” used to add the resistance needed for the handles....I’ve fixed one of mine that way and it works fine....AMOF, it was the great Marty that made the suggestion as it was only a few days from the holidays one year....it’s still in there.....minor stuff like that we’ll be able to work around, but when the brass tax falls, it’s game over.....like I had mentioned earlier on, these are probably the best there’s been, but with no parts, & no support, there won’t be anything we can do......and out will come the ZW’s ......look at the bright side, if and when the 4000’s start dropping, ZW’s will start to climb back up in price.....the past couple years, I’ve seen ZW’s at train shows at giveaway prices.....crazy!......looks like the ol’ ZW has finally hit the bottom, and might climb back up....
Pat
