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I called my local shop where I bought it and they agreed to take it back and swap for a non dcc version... The replacement engine runs at the 20% throttle setting and paces right with the b unit pretty darn good

Finally called Kato and the guy told me that this engine wont run at lower throttle on my simple DC setup because of the DCC board installed on the chassis is restricting the voltage compared to a non DCC unit. So now Im at a cross roads on either keeping it or selling it. What to do , what to do.

It was purchased brand new, I'll look into a dcc controller, thanks for the valuable info!

Is a non dcc unit... Mrc 1370

they are with the exception of 1 ...even my atlas locos form the late 80s are Kato. I do however have one Atlas thats new Bangor & Aroostock..a GP7

I found a piece of paper in the case that says " the unit is equipped with a train control system (TCS K0D8-B Decoder)

Well I discovered its DCC installed, duhhh so can this throttle issue be tuned out?

Yep noticed this starting on my use of the site last week

what brand was that SD45?

PM sent..dont want to...... "derail" this thread too much.....:cool:

Sounds good

Im as serious as a heart attack when I say this, so to all you guys with heaps of N scale locos sitting in jewel cases in your basement pm me if your willing to offload any of the diesels in GP7,SD7,SD9, SD45,SD60, SD70/80/90 configurations..

See that's the other end of the hobby spectrum that I'm curious to hear about too...Its interesting to see how people think and rationalize their approach to 1 or 2 engines vs 30+..

oh yeah..its been run all night at least 3 times at 40%..its super quiet in fact and probably one of the smoothest running engines I have. Yes I ran the loco without the body on. The flywheels aren't scored either from chassis contact.

Not necessarily......:)

My most recent snag was a SD80mac CSX light future...that thing is a beast and will easily pull 25+cars

took it apart no binding of wheels in trucks..no binding in motor or universals..contact points from trucks to pickups are spotless....perplexed at this point. Must be something or some characteristic in the motor itself that is keeping it from moving at lower throttle . Its DCC ready btw so I...

I've noticed something about weathered n scale. To my eye less is more in terms of weathered N scale engines. I looked at a few weathered versions at my local shop and they look like piles of crap. I think bc the size is at a point where weathering can easily become too much a distraction vs...