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A video I made today of my new GG1. It outlines some of the features and shows it running. Sorry for the dark video. The speed control was acting up for the video but I've fixed it since then (just reprogrammed the engine #). It runs a lot slower when starting than it did in the video.

Enjoy. It's a really cool engine.
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I bought a five stripe JLC GG1 several years ago. Fantastic engine. Only issue I had was speed control. It was the magnet on top of one of the motors, half had come loose. I spoke with one of the Lionel techs, took the shell off, glued the magnet together with CA cement, and it's been running perfect ever since. The pantographs are really neat. Wish I had some catenary, but that'd look weird over the Sierra! (Though SP did entertain the idea of electrification in the early part of the 20th century).
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Originally posted by mtnhi7:
I bought a five stripe JLC GG1 several years ago. Fantastic engine. Only issue I had was speed control. It was the magnet on top of one of the motors, half had come loose. I spoke with one of the Lionel techs, took the shell off, glued the magnet together with CA cement, and it's been running perfect ever since. The pantographs are really neat. Wish I had some catenary, but that'd look weird over the Sierra! (Though SP did entertain the idea of electrification in the early part of the 20th century).


For future reference, how hard is it to take the shell off if I find that I'm having issues with the speed control again? The main thing that worries me is the pantographs.
It's a matter of maybe 6 screws to remove, then lift the chassis away from the shell. Similar to the postwar GG1. You just have to examine the screws when you turn the engine upside down in a cradle. The chassis-to-shell Phillips head screws are larger/have bigger heads than other screws holding slide switches and other parts. The wiring for the lights and the pantographs is easy to unplug. I'd say the manufacturers are pretty good at designing ease of shell removal. Much easier than taking apart a scale brass engine with all those optical screws. Nice to have a screwdriver that's somewhat magnetic, too.
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Originally posted by John Pignatelli:
A very nice engine, good luck with it, you may take it a little slower starting off, You may have a little lawsuit for wiplash and it may get a bit messy in the toilet room . Anyway it is A GG1 you never do wrong owning one of those lovely beast.


It wasn't running right when I made the video. I reprogrammed the engine number and now it seems OK. Takes off real slow instead of really fast when starting up. Big Grin
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