Many thanks to all who suggested ways to make my new NW-2 work. As you have probably read by now, I do have the locomotive operating, and it does run well. I assume if it finds a new owner, the plug I cut out could be re-installed with miniature plugs, so nothing I did should have been permanent. I left plenty of lead wire on both sides of the cut.
While I was doing all this, I was thinking about the piece in the new NASG Dispatch about getting young people into the hobby. I don't feel the complexity built into this locomotive is going to help much, but I would like to hope I'm wrong. I remember my first AF train, I put the track together, set the train on it, and away it went. While I don't believe in the instant gratification that seems to be the byword today, there has to be some light at the end of the tunnel for newcomers, no matter what the scale. This is my biggest complaint about much of the hobby press today, in that it appears to be, not intentionally, I believe, to get new modelers in "over their heads with DCC and other advanced model railroad features, before they really have a chance to digest the first train set and see what it can do. At the upcoming S Spree, Which I will not be able to attend due to prior commitments, study the display layouts and see where the most attention is focused. End of Sermon - boB Nicholson _______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > Well, I got the offending plug out of the way with a pair of sidecutters and > now have the NW-2 operational. Its doing a fine job on the CB&Q side of Mooar > Yard, and after some running time should work well in that capacity. Although > its overloaded with unnecessary technology, I have most of it disabled and it > doesn't interfere with normal operation. > > Photos to follow > > "S"tring boB -________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@> wrote: > > > > The SHS NW-2 that I purchased on Ebay arrived yesterday, and to say I am > > unimpressed would be an understatement. Way too much technology stuffed in > > this thing to make it practical. The last thing I have done is install the > > DC plug, per the instructions, so I can use it on SHABBONA. However, the > > plug I removed does not come out and is tied to a circuit board in the top > > of the body, and now there is such a glop of wires that I cannot get the > > body back on the frame. Worse, there is no way to place this plug so > > nothing binds. I wish I would have gone with an AM S12. I do not need this > > trouble. > > > > Any advice, including purchase offers, is welcome > > > > boB Nicholson _____________________________________ > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
