@Mannyrock posted:Here is another critical thing to know about the BEEPS, the ones that were made prior to mid-2015 have poor circuit boards and really slow motors. The ones made after this were greatly improved by RMT, for good reason.
You can tell if you have an older one by looking at the railings. All of the ones with the bright "chrome painted" handrailings are the old ones. All of the ones with handrails in different painted colors are the newer ones. The Halloween BEEPs are all good once. I bought one and simply pulled the shell off of it and put a shell on that I wanted. All of the shells fit, and they are easy to find new and used on the web.
The first BEEP I bought was an old one, and I was so disappointed in its slow speed, that I immediately sent it back! The upgraded ones run significantly faster. Buying a used BEEP that looks like a new one can be tricky, because some crooked sellers take an old BEEP and just put a newer shell on it.
FWIW, even the old BEEP's didn't have big issues pulling half a dozen cars, and many more. Both of these tests are with a stock original RMT BEEP with the chrome railings and the older boards/motors. This BEEP will also pull six of the cars up the 2.5% grade.
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