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What are your secrets to getting these to run correct, I always seem to have poor connection between tender and loco for the current collection. The little wiper arms feel the weak link on a couple of examples I have hard wired them.

I had a starter set with the warship loco. I had a number of problems with the controller eating the decoder and cooking the motor of some locos changed to a NCE controller and not looked back. If you can afford it go for a better controller.

Fitted a new motor good service from Bachman now it runs perfect.

Well I striped it all down and it's definitely the motor,it runs in one direction normally but the other direction a lot slower. On another note I broke the motor connection from the cirkit board

Hi guys I have a problem with the motor,it's started to run slower and draw more amps on DCC. I tried it on 12 volt and got a cloud of black smoke come out then it ran fine. Went back to DCC ran ok the stopped. Motor seem stuck in 1place when moved a little starts then stick again!!!. Is a new motor...

Sorry I should have explained my self better.
I am having trouble with power to the tracks on the turn table some time it gets power other times it dont.

Hi guys
has anyone had experience with this turntable how to get it to work correctly?
I seem to be getting a poor connection and don't really know how to improve it?
Some times it works some times it dose not.
Thanks for any ideas

Thanks for your reply's I am using peco point motors and a train tech pc 2 decoder It is on a separate bus .I tried it with out diodes and as you said got feed back with the other point changing. tried fitting diode's and nothing worked ? wonder what i am doing wrong pretty sure the diode is the rig...

hi guys hope some one can help me.I have a twin track junction and a colour light signal .I want to make it automatic so it changes when the points are set against it. I need it to change when any one of 3 points are against it. The points are controlled dcc by a pc2 controller and I have some digit...

Thanks for your help.
Now I can put my old odd lima carrages to good use.