Premier First Responders Problem

SDBOB1 posted:

dcs is better,basically buy it. I'm happy with legacy.

This isn't a DCS or Legacy issue and has nothing to do with what you are describing.  To me it sounds like as something in the locomotive heats up it develops an over current situation.  While the dealer assistant is entitled to his opinion, in this case it was irrelevant to the problem at hand.  Something is wrong with the locomotive.

Thank you. I buy most of my stuff from one dealer for this reason. I buy maybe to much. First the asst was saying voltage drop on our modular layout,not true,now it's something else,sooo I'm going to deal with the owner,he did say he would make it right when I took it the first time. Total time has been 3 weeks.

Update.stopped at dealer last night.owner wasn't there. Asst. explaining  about electronic systems of loco. I said other guys in club theirs function ok. He said we ll send it out for repairs. I said I bought a new loco not repaired unit. He kept on. Finally I said I'm done talking said ok goodby. Owner called me saying mfg s rep will call me today. I'll be surprised if I get call. I'm getting disgusted with the talking.When I was self employed we had to take care of customer. Period.I'm I getting to emotional? I paid for a new loco that isn't functioning. Shop said mfg will not back units with new replacements only repairs. Ideas?

I guess I'd wait to see what the Lionel MTH Representative has to say.
If he or she does not call, that says a lot too.

 

C W Burfle posted:

I guess I'd wait to see what the Lionel Representative has to say.
If he or she does not call, that says a lot too.

I suspect it's an MTH product based on them trying it with DCS.

Thanks. It's a Premier MTH.I was ,and still support First Responders. I had Lionel on reserve didn't like the orange even though Lionel s was a bigger,longer unit by a little. Just bought  or put on reserve a Lionel Veterans loco. I'm waiting to resolve this problem unit. I understand all mfg have issues at times.

I think when the funds are their, you should consider picking up a DCS system for troubleshooting down the road and running trains in general. It seems that I and others have more issues when DCS Locos run in Conventional mode.

Thanks for insight. We had troubles years ago with dcs working ALL the time.TMCC worked at all of our setups. So one of the guys just said let's just use LEGACY.Pittsburgh Independent Hirailers. Bob.

I run only conventional and I never have a issue running my MTH engines in conventional. Have over 100 of them.  They are made to run both ways . Many other members of our group also run there MTH engines in conventional. Bobs engine has a issue that needs to be repaired.

I received the auth. to send it back to MTH.