I finally got to run my ATSF units. The units looked good, no issues. I had no loose screws. The dedicated remotes worked. One remote will control both engines in unison. Universal remote - I put the first engine on the track - the universal remote connected right up. I removed that engine and put the second engine on the track and the universal wouldn't connect. I cleared the remote but still no connection. Not sure what is going on there.
I wasn't planning on MUing the two but tried it anyway. I set them on the track, but not coupled, and ran them to see how well they matched. The two engines didn't accelerate the same. There was only one particular throttle setting where they were relatively close. Maybe after break-in runs they will match better.
I was able to pull 15 flyonel 40 footers with one engine before the engine started to struggle.
The biggest issue is that both units growl going around my R27 fastrack curves. It sounds like the traction tires are dragging. I don't have any R20 track setup to test with, yet.
Brendan
