Check the NWSL web site, they announced the business has been sold to an employee, and he will continue, moving the business a few towns away.

So after he is settled, him him up for one of these gears. (and keep your motor screws tight so the gear does not come out of mesh again 

Greg

If you know Dave Goodson, he might be a source.

Greg

To supplement Loco Bill: it's not just enough to see that the tender has the cover, you need to explicitly ask if the cover is damaged at all and has it's two "hinges" operational.

Don't ask me how I know this is important to ask, other than receiving broken ones and lids glued in place. 

Greg

It would probably be best to determine what caused the problem in the first place.

And that gear that engages the worm is different from ALL the rest of your gears, notice the angled teeth to match the angle of the worm?

You need the correct replacement. Isn't it on the parts list, or have you already determined that the gearbox is only sold as a unit.


Greg

[crickets] 

Unfortunately, the first thing broken on the tender, and has been out of stock at Bachmann as long as I remember.

Just having fun Joe!   

right, but the blinking is caused by a circuit, which is a modified  monostable multivibrator if I remember correctly.   

The LED does not cause the blinking.

That is what I would have guesses.

Tweetsie? Why the comment that it won't work?

Are you saying that because a gen 5 does not have chuff contacts? (I don't know the answer to that)

Greg

The parts issue is not about where they are made, but WHEN they are made.

For virtually all parts (except ones that have such a volume that they justify their own manufacturing run, like wheels) the parts are made at the SAME time as the production run.

So, if something is only produced once in a while, that is the only cost effective time to make "extra" parts.

If you realize this about Aristo, USAT, Bachmann, Kader, and Sanda Kan over the years, you will see that this is true.

The "shrinking" of the G scale hobby means parts will be harder and harder to find. 3D parts are becoming available, but the cost is high since they are much more expensive to manufacture.

Greg

This might help:

https://elmassian.com/index.php/large-scale-train-main-page/track-aamp-switches/track-powerwiring

Greg

For the motor noise suppression board, you really do not want it for DCC either

Agree with Tony / Joe.... also go to Harbor Freight, and get the $5 multimeter (even cheaper on sale) and measure the current drawn, that will tell you right away. You can also use it to check shorted noise caps on that board.

Greg

Loco Bill, that link took me to the store and showed parts.

I take a completely different path to manuals.

Greg