@3rail posted:Hey guys. I have been away for two weeks since I posted about the arrival of my new Atlas DRGW GP7's.
I thought it would be easier to start a new post with some pics. I woke early this morning to unbox the Geeps and test them out.
The good stuff.
- I think the locomotives look great. It has been a long wait.
The bad stuff.
- My powered unit runs flawlessly. It is very smooth and quiet. It is quiet because none of the sounds work. No bell, horn or prime mover. I tried all the obvious. Made sure the "sound" is turned on. Made sure the volume control is all the way up. Nothing. A reset. Nope. Plus, the rear coupler was lying in the box in a few pieces. I was able to re-assemble the coupler, but the pin will fall out if I turn it over.
- My dummy unit the air tanks on the bottom were loose in the box. Not attached to the frame. I did not hear any screws rattlin' around inside the body. It was never attached at the factory as far as I can tell.
- No instructions.
I will contact Atlas about the lack of any sounds. Maybe just a plug is loose.
Nice engine, I’m sorry to hear of the problems. I have one simple suggestion on the sound you can try: Turn the volume knob the other way a little ways, i.e., toward “down” and see if you have sounds. I had a similar problem many years and the late Jim Weaver suggested that and it worked. Jim explained to me that there’s a dead spot past the maximum volume end of the range on the volume pot. Sometimes when it’s turned all the way “up” (as they come from the factory) the contact or what have you hits that dead spot so there’s no sound. So just try turning the volume pot back some and see what happens.
Otherwise Bill Seratelli at Atlas is great and will fix things up fast.
RM
