Thank you again Gunrunner John.......time to pull the loco shell off (again) and closely examine the tach reader, and its wiring. I did try to adjust the 1mm clearance between the reader and the tape by placing a rubber band around the reader board and the body of the can motor, pulling them closer together.......nothing changed.
Thank you GGG......I will disconnect the smoke unit completely (by whatever means necessary) and see if the loco speed can then be controlled by the hand-held remote. Finally, I would love to send the whole thing to an authorized MTH tech, but there aren't any (and I mean ANY) in the land down-under (Australia). I'm thousand's of miles away from you guys.....and they haven't finished building that darn bridge yet.
Once again, I will get back to both of you with my findings (and maybe some photos of the "operation") in a couple of days time, life is getting in the way AGAIN!!!
Peter (Buco Australia)
