You can email or call AM to find out. I'm pretty sure that the gear towers on the Baldwin and the GPs were/are the same and if you ask while ordering they will equip GPs with the lower gearing option. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], J BROWNE <browne...@...> wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > Looking at AM's web site, only the Baldwin S12 is offered with an alternative > low gearing, when ordered. Looking at the the spares list for the Baldwin, > only > reference is "GBWSLG -Worms for slow speed gearing - 2 needed @ $4.00 each." > Alternative gears not listed, just the standard. Could be that the "slow > speed" > worms will fit the existing gears. Not a lot to try it out!! (Plus postage, I > am > sure!) BUT would they fit the GP9??? Let us all know!!! > > Best wishesDes Browne, Holywood, Co. Down"Santa Fe - All the way" > (Connections > to all roads available) > > > > ________________________________ > > --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@> wrote: > > > > Ed, Assuming that you have the scale version of the Am engine with the > > normal motor and gears, I would then look to doing a decoder reset. > > I've had it happen a couple of times where the engine runs pretty much > > full tilt--when reset it's purrs along a switching speeds. > > > > Bob Werre > > BobWphoto.com > > > > > > > > Pieter wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > First question is how the engine ran on DC before adding the decoder. > > > If it ran ok then, the problem is the decoder programing. If it was > > > fast under DC, regearing would be the answer. > > > > > > I can't help on the details of the programing, although look at "speed > > > curves" as one potential solution. > > > > > > Pieter Roos > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have an American Models GP9 (S scale) that runs at seemly close to > > > top speed > > > > > > with the throttle at less than half power. I've tried to adjust > > > CV02,CV06 and > > > > > > CV05 according to the Digitrax manual but I can't slow the engine > > > down. As soon > > > > > > as I open the throttle, the engine starts and speeds up like a toy > > > engine as the > > > > > > throttle increases. Any suggestions on how to change the CVS or > > > otherwise slow > > > > > > this engine down? > > > > > > Ed Davis > > > > > > Stockton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
