It seems there is a short somewhere on the engine. When I clip an alligator to the pickup roller on the bench, it powers up. But when I put it on my layout the pickup roller doesn't seem to be working. If that were the only issue I would further diagnose. But when I have constant power, like on the bench, it powers up only and does nothing else. And I'm not able to put the engine in reset, which is problematic and frustrating.
The BCR1 is brand new -- bought it 2 days ago for this set. I could try a different one, from one of my other engines, but I don't want to spend more time on it. I've been down this road before with used engines and I'm not a tech. So, I think my best bet is a return.
I should know not to buy a used engine that hasn't been tested or run lately. I've only done that once before and the outcome was the same. Had issues and returned it.
