Hi. I have a Chinese QJ locomotive (never run) that has a broken Tender "Chassis", or "Underfloor", and I'm wondering if I can obtain a replacement. For some reason it had a bend in it, and in endeavoring to straighten it, I broke it. Any clues? BTW, repairing it is not an option because of the bend in it. Thanks

My N&W J Class is the same. No binding, no out of mesh gears etc etc. Replaced the original sound decoder with WOW. The motor has virtually no power. I bought a new motor from Bachmann, and its the same. The loco wont even wheelslip. No one at Bachmann seems to be able to give a definitive answer to the problem, and I doubt I'm the only one with this problem. I am pretty unhappy about this as I have put an unreasonable amount of time and money into the engine only to find the motor is still the problem. I just wish Bachmann would tell me how many have had the problem, and I could have saved my money and parked the Engine. Real disappointing!!

Is rObert still perusing this forum? I would like to further discuss my ailing J Class. We comunicated in August via The Bachmann.

Robert.
All set up now and running fine. Your help has been very much appreciated!! Let me know when your'e visiting Aus; I'll shout you a good beer.
Steve

Robert, you have got your facts right! I set the CV's according to your list and we have an operational loco. The only CV I couldn't set is CV1 as the Digitrax DT400 Throttle will not recognise CV1. Would the incorrect value of CV1 produce the automatic sounding of the whistle and bell upon initial movement of the throttle/loco. It,s almost like the response you would expect in DC operation, and I must admit I would like to eliminate this arrangement. Your info has been great and I thank you!! Any ideas or suggestions to rectify the whistle/bell bit would be good, but at least now it is easily moving my six car set.
Steve

Quote from: ABC on July 11, 2010, 04:37:27 PM
It may be some sort of incompatibility on part of your transformer/controller and an American locomotive. You can buy replacement parts, but if you are going to do that you may as well send your loco back in because it would cost almost as much for the replacement parts with shipping.

Thanks for your reply. I,m sure that,s not the case as I own 104 locos, a number of spectrums too, and they all operate fine on my Digitrax managed system. I would like to establish a set course to fix this problem. As I said, I have sent this loco back once and been advised there was no problem.  What guarantee do I have that the same thing wont happen? I don't want to outlay another $50 for postage, and I am not interested in another lot of rollingstock to the value. Can I request another loco to replace this one and be sure that will happen? Can I be provided another motor assembly in exchange for this one? I don,t really want to have endless discussion on the problem. I merely want to have repaired what I payed for without further outlay. Can my request be referred to someone higher in the management team for consideration? I am a long way away with a loco I payed for and it does not operate. How do I get an effective outcome without further expense?

Hi. Bought a Spectrum N&W J from FavotiteSpot. Got it out of the box and it made all the noises but would not drive itself. Spent $50(Aust) to send it back (to Bachmann) for repair. Received the loco with report that it was ok and runs well. Put it on my test track and it was exactly the same as when I sent it, in that it again made all the noises but would not drive itself. Not wanting to outlay another $50 I decided to investigate the problem. I have found that the motion gear runs free without the motor installed and the motor runs free out of the frame. The axle gear does not slip on the Drive Axle and the pinion is secure on the motor shaft. When in the assembled state the motor has very little power, to the point that at full load againt a resistance the loco will not even slip the drivers. Two questions; 1/ Do you have any suggestions ie; faulty motor? 2/ Can I buy a complete new motor/drive gear/flywheel assembly to replace the one currently installed? The loco is Sound Equiped and record of the warranty repair will be with Bachmann. My adress is Kilmore East Austraqlia 3764. I would like to get this loco operational and end the dissapointment of a bad buy.
Thanks
Steve
PS Bachmann reimbursed me with rollingstock to the value of $50 Aust.