I have been have some tether problems. Mostly when my engines would enter a curve they would stop. If I would touch or kind of fiddle with the tether the engine would start only to soon again fail in a curve.
Today I bought a new tether, of course there were two choice of three in the packages and I pick wrong. My engine had a 50 and the largest in the package was 45.
In any event I have it a try. Of course that metal wire on top was way to long. I bent it as I am thinking it has to contact the tender connection.
Well the 45 works, gets close on 36 curves but it works. However if I run above 40mph the train sound different and the whistle and horn doesn't work. I have to slow it down to around 35mph to get the normal sounds and the whistle and bell to work.
I have no clue if this is related to the tether or not.
So my question is what is the wire on top of the draw bar for? Also does it have to touch the tender connection.
Then what is up with the whistle and bell functions?
The main thing is the locomotive is operational now.
