Bachmann 0-6-0 Slopeback DCC On Board

[Joe323]

I was asked to review this Loco I bought 3 weeks ago

Locomotive ran well once broken in and tuned, However smoke does not puff (No big Deal I can do without the mess) and the tender needs more weight on the back wheels to prevent derailments espicially in reverse.  However it is fine for pulling my one car tourist train, which is its purpose.

[jonathan]

Joe,

If you would be so kind...

Have you opended the shell, yet?

Where is the decoder?

Does the tender have current pick up? or are the wheels plastic as in the older versions?

Is the headlight an LED?

Before I consider tinkering with one, just wondering what sort of work will be involved making the DCC on board version a nice running loco.

Thanks,

Jonathan

[Joe323]

Joe,

If you would be so kind...

Have you opended the shell, yet?

Not yet

Where is the decoder?

Does the tender have current pick up? or are the wheels plastic as in the older versions?

The wheels are plastic I intend to replace them shortly


Is the headlight an LED?

I don't think so.

Before I consider tinkering with one, just wondering what sort of work will be involved making the DCC on board version a nice running loco.

I'll let you know more however right now I have my 12 year old cousin helping do landscaping on my layout.  After he leaves on Thursday I'll pick this up again.

Joe

[WTierce1]

Yes the headlight is an LED
No the tender has no picups. Actually it does nothing but sit behind the loco.
The decoder is in the loco.
Oh...
if you take a look at my 0-6-0 smoke improvement thread you can make the smoke work better.

[jward]

smoke and dcc together is not a good idea. smoke tends to be attracted to the rails of your track and can cause contact problems. issues that are negligible on dc become major problems in dcc. clean track is a must. smoke interferes with that.

[jonathan]

Thanks for the info, guys.

Regards,

Jonathan