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Just picked up the above on the bay and rec'd today.  Has the mighty sound of steam from 1985.  The whistle sounds constantly when the locomotive is running.  I know that it is ancient technology but has anyone here had the same issue and can it be fixed or should I just unplug it and run silent?  Thanks

Bruce

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TRW, when I first got the loco on my main loop with a ZW it was constant.  I then put it on another loop with a KW it was kinda random.  I then hooked up a CW80 and that made no difference.  When I reversed wires on the ZW loop it became random making me think that the track might be part of the problem.  Sometime certain pw tenders will whistle without being activated.  like I said above track needs to be cleaned anyway and I'll look at the foam in the tender over the weekend.  Thanks for your suggestion

Bruce 

Included 6-26816 REA TrainSounds boxcars with each when I gave FARR 3 and 5 sets corresponding to the years of their births to daughter and son, respectively, to run around their Christmas trees.  Both agree the sound effects are preferable to MPC-era chuffing and wailing, leaving the tethers disconnected and tucked in the cabs.  May want to consider as an easy alternative, although the cost of obtaining one today may be equivalent to the price of an ERR kit.

Still endorse the recommendation to re-seat the tender electronics for the sake of preserving the original board, however inferior the sound effects may be considered.     

Got into the tender tonight and wiggled a couple of wires and put some electrical tape in one spot and everything seems to be ok now.  Wonder if the tender body was pinching wires.  When I ran with out the body everything was ok, put the body back on carefully and everything seems ok now.  Hope it stays this way for the long haul.

Bruce

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