hi! is it anyone out there, that got a tip to improve the power pickup in a 2-8-2? or similar? it`s running so bad that i get a dangerous need to trow it rigth out of the window!!!!!
Have you cleaned the brushes and the motor lately? I clean mine about once a month or so, the difference in running is truely amazing go to www.ztrains.com It has a step by step breakdown of how to do it. Then after that clean the wheels and you'll be happy with the results.
I made a tool from a cloth pincher? (klesklype) so that I could easier clean the wheels off my locomotives. This usually helps on my locomotives. Se more pictures at www.torsja.com
I tried to add wheel wipers to the other 2 drivers on one of mine, but it made little difference because those 2 drivers don't touch the rails very much due to Marklin poor design. I ended up converting mine to DCC, and adding a bank of capacitors in the tender. That fixed the pickup problem, but requires DCC. -Robert
ok... i found the problem... remove the running wheel in the front and run the train without it for ahwile....see the problem? it runs much better without excuse my english.....
