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I've taken my locos to the Adelaide importer and they had a look at them and said their smoothness when running was roughly comparable to an E6 they had; I have to admit I haven't seen an E6 in action so I don't know how they run. I do know that my E8 is the nicest running loco I've ever seen...

Probably going off-topic here but how does everyone out there trigger their PECO switch machines? I'm using a normal capacitor-discharge circuit with two 2200uF capacitors however installing accessory switches on the bottom of these point motors resulted in them sometimes not throwing because...

I find the Lenz Set-100 is great. Having used both dial-based Set-90 and pushbutton Set-100, the pushbutton throttle is much better, particularly when in programming mode. Nothing else is as simple as having the 10-digit keypad the Set-100 has; you spend less time thinking about how to enter...

Larry, I feel like I'm banging my head against something too with this problem!! I've been working on it for two months but haven't gotten anywhere. I'm certain the problem is not in the circuitry. In an attempt to eliminate components, I removed the circuit board, weights, lights and...

PECO switch machines aren't very expensive, so it may be easiest to just remove and replace it. The tough thing is how to install the new one, with your track already laid over the top of it. Can you remove the turnout entirely from the layout before fixing it? I recently retro-fitted a...

Update - I tried removing the motor from the chassis, lying it on a table and connecting it to 9V DC. At the moment of connection, the motor jumped as the shaft spun up, after which it was completely smooth and quiet. If the motor was binding, I would expect it to vibrate and move around on...

I'm now pretty sure it isn't an electrical pickup problem as I've connected DC voltage directly to the terminals on the motor and the problem persists; I've also tried removing the flywheels totally but that hasn't helped either. The flywheels did, however, turn freely on the shaft so that may...

Thanks again for your replies and support. The headlight doesn't appear to flicker but I will try it without the circuit board. I will also pull apart the motor and flywheel and take a good look around those parts. How do you get to the armature, or will it be easily visible once flywheels...

Firstly, thanks to all for your thoughts and replies; being new here I'm impressed with how quickly people started replying! :) I've checked the axle gears and they all appear fine; I've had that problem with Proto 2000 GP18s previously. I've also looked through Proto's website and even...

I recently purchased 2 Proto-2000 PA1 locomotives and they aren't running very well. The problem is they don't run smoothly; they surge and jerk down the track. It's most noticeable when going down a grade and at medium speeds. I've tried a number of things suggested by friends and online...