Alright, I've got a K-line mikado (TMCC and K-lines add on cruise control) here that I've been trying to diagnose for sometime. I've probed with a multimeter for hours. The only good ground is through the tender wheel sets. So if I run a ground wire from the tender to the locomotive chassis, it operates fine. The eight drive wheels have continuity to the chassis grounds, but the trailing truck and pilot wheels do not. I'm wondering if there is a capacitor that is bad somewhere, that might keep electricity flowing during brief interruptions in track power. It seems as though a capacitor would solve the problem, or getting a good ground through the pilot and trailing truck. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Lou
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