Maximum is actually vague:

full stall rotor locked
full stall wheel slipping
heavy load on rails
light load on rails
load on rollers.

I'd set it to 2 amps (2,000 ma)

Greg

The loco has a custom sound file, and is DC and DCC compatible with a special setup for the pantographs I believe.

Greg

The guys at USAT have had no clue about this issue (it's a setting in the DCC decoder that affects DC), fixed this long ago in Nick S's GG-1

I guess you don't believe me... ok... a single DCC setting... I tried to help.

Mark, Would you consider running the DCC Revolution system? Then you could leave the QSI installation alone, reprogram the top speed limitation, run on batteries of your choice (or power of your choice).

You would have all the great sounds and functionality of the QSI, all the functions would be accessable from your remote.

The only downside is you need the DCC Revolution and have to run that loco from that transmitter.

There's a lot of cool functions in that GG-1....

Greg

So you don't even have sound? I think you could also control the pantographs.

It's not likely that the voltage would drop under heavy load, it would just overheat the revolution.

The GG-1 can draw current, but this does not sound right. My friend that had one was complaining about the low speed, and the CV setting even affected DC top speed... can you check the voltage while running?

This guy does run Bridgewerks, so he could be running over 24 volts...

Greg

Mark, the GG1 came with a programmed in speed restriction. Change the max speed CV in it, it will go much faster. Been there, done that.

Greg

Both, but mostly stay in the transition era, to run both, so only older diesels, and later steamers.

mikado, pacific, consolidation, mallet, 0-6-0 switchers, etc.

diesels, everything up to about the early Geeps, although I do indeed have a NS Dash 9 to go with a NS high hood SD45. (the Dash was a present from Scott Polk).

A fun time to model, with a lot of unique looking locos... I do class 1 railroads, so no logging and all is 1:29.

Greg

Yep, I gotcha, not cheap, but sometimes the only answer. For more complex parts, GLX can be a godsend.

Anyway, looks like all options are up.

We had a lot of discussions about parts during the heyday of large scale, and often it was cheaper for the "distributor" to cannibalize full locos for the parts. I know it was common for motor blocks.

Note that often USAT has shells for sale... (they sold the motor blocks)

Regards, Greg

Paul, since Kader made them when Aristo sold them, and Kader makes them now that Bachmann sells them, I would make an educated guess that their "policy" on making parts is the same (with the smaller market, I doubt it has gotten "better" for "us".

In Aristo times, spare parts that were not "consumables" were only made at the time of a production run.

Consumables were things like couplers, wheels, complete motor blocks, "skates", etc.

Detail items produced separately are not deemed "profitable"... and I cannot blame them.

I don't think you "got" my reference to GLX:
https://glxscalemodels.com/aristocraft-3d-printed-replacement-parts/diesel-and-gas-engine-locomotive/

They do have some Aristo shades, I did not check which diesel they fit, and none of the parts have color-matched paint.

It's just not practical to make these parts in a separate production run apparently.

Greg

More clear answers:

you can get (some) parts now
there is no updated listing on the Bachmann site
I get it you want other parts (don't we all!)

Maybe a Bachmann employee can respond to give you the help you need.

Also, perhaps GLX has some parts you need.

Greg

You can get the motor blocks now.... not sure what other spares exist

the web site is not updated to reflect the motor blocks.

No, I think they are really black, not painted... (although there have been cases of red painted black)

cost savings, Aristo did it too.

Greg

Was too busy yesterday, yeah, I was going to offer that the pin assignment should be the same as the other locos with the socket:

https://elmassian.com/index.php/dcc/specific-manufacturers/wifitrax

Be nice if the solder pad said chuff huh?  ;-)

Hope it goes well,

Greg

Will want to check if there is a pinout diagram for the socket, the chuff should be a pin on J2.

Probably the same as the other newer locos..

Greg

Yep, the Bachmann diagram looked like solder pads, but it was indeed the 2/4 chuff switch