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    My first serious layout!

    cool, glad you got it working, I have to agree, I couldnt decide which system to get untill I made it to the Okla. City train show and looked at them(no LHS around here). It is the perfect setup for my layout. OK, I'll let this thread get back to your layout ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st
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    My first serious layout!

    lol,,, I guess that finger just bends a little easier to hit the coma key.... but i will work on it.. ... One thing I'm not is a good typer...High school was a long time ago. Did you have to send your zephry in or was it something easily fixed....(If you already said somewhere I missed it)...
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    My first serious layout!

    miles,,, what did you end up doing to get the zephyr in working order,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,, st
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    OK, now what has happened----

    i bought a bachmann spectrum when I first got back into MRR, I didnt have it for an hour when the belt broke,,, might check it,, you couldnt hear any motor hum or anything on it either,,, when i got it apart the belt seems like it was really brittle, ,,,, I never sent my card in but call...
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    Trucks roll too freely.

    I will be glad to send you some dog hair,,, might even work better than cat hair,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, st
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    Trucks roll too freely.

    ok,, this is going to sound really stupid,,, but you might try a little grease on the axle,,, I dont think you can get enough to make any difference but then again it shouldnt take much,,,,, If that sounded too stupid it wasnt my ideal,,,,,,, let us know what you come up with...
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    proto2000 motor part no.

    man, you gotta love this forum,,,, thanks squidbait,, was going to call them if NWSL didnt have one, but they did and I got one coming this way,, thanks grewsome for the headsup,,,,,, now,,, next question,, do I need the small capaciters that are on the stock motor(from motor frame to wire...
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    proto2000 motor part no.

    I have a proto2000 rs27 and cant find my parts diagram that tells the part no. and price with it,,,, I have one for the proto 2000 gp30 so I have the address on where to send for parts but was wondering if anyone had this they could look up the part no. and price for me,,, I need the motor and...
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    LL cracked gears ..alive and well

    ok,,,thanks,,, i got it now,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, st
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    LL cracked gears ..alive and well

    ok,,, not to sound too stupid but this crack is actually on the wheels and not in the drive gears that drive the wheels,, ,, is that right,,,,, ,,,,,, ok, maybe that was stupid but just wanted to make sure,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st
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    LL cracked gears ..alive and well

    does anyone have any pics of these bad gears,,, i have a proto2000 that was real jerky when starting to move from day one,, it finally got so bad i couldnt run it so I tore into it,, I checked all the gears and couldnt find anything that looked bad but might have missed it,,,,, ,thanks,,,, ...
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    Ghost Train

    all I can say is they seem to show up everywhere on the net,,,,,, who would have thought on a train forum,,,,,,, hmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st
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    Specific help for laying track bed

    or you could do like people like me do,, I tried for weeks to figure out the atlas track program and gave up,,, finally just ordered tons of track and switches,,,, got the layout I wanted and probably enough track to open a hobby store,,,,,,,,, it sounds like you doing ok prod,,,,keep us updated...
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    My Digitrax Zephyr isn't reversing...!!

    miles,, Im not sure about the dt100 because I have never seen one,, but my dt400R and my ut4R can be pluged in,, i just tried it and it worked,,,,,,, good luck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st
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    Proto vs Athearn

    I have a proto 2000 GP30 and a rs27 switcher plus a proto steamer,,, all with sound,,, the GP30 and the steamer are awesome,,,,, the rs27 had a jerk to it when I got it,,, I tried oiling it and cleaning it, never could get it out,,, it got so bad tonight i tore into it,,, pretty sure it is a bad...
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    My Digitrax Zephyr isn't reversing...!!

    miles,, it sounds like you are doing it right,,, only thing i can think of is you might try to reverse your wires going to feed your track,, it shouldnt matter but might be worth a try,,,, also on another post you said you had a dt-100 throttle as well,,, does it reverse with it,,,, if you dont...
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    Track

    I second trainworld,,,, I live in Okla and if I order it on monday I have it in house on fri,,,, and they always have everything in stock,,, ,,,, Im like you,, the nearest hobby store is over 100 miles,,,,,,, guess I can thank al gore for the internet,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,, st
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    Specific help for laying track bed

    you might think about just laying the track and getting everything laid out and working like you want it first,,, and run a few trains and make sure the track plan is like you want it,,, then go in and mark where your track is and lay the cork,,,,,it might save having to redo some of it...
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    My first serious layout!

    I cant wait to see some layout progress pics, but dont forget benchwork pictures are better than nothing,,, ,,, and I think your really going to like the zepher,, when I got mine I went ahead and got the UT4R throttle but have since upgraded to the DT400R,, for me it makes an awesome package...
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    Starting my layout!

    prod,,, I figure its a saturday morning and everyone could use a good laugh so i tried to draw a pic of what I was talking about,, kinda figure you already made it to the LHS but if you got a switch this might still help explane what I was talking about,,,,, good luck,,,,,by the way, I'm not a...