Now you tell me! I'll try that next time and thanks for that good info! Paul

Paul: you mentioned using only one tender truck for power pickup. They are opposite polarity. I use a foam cradle and with the engine upside down use clip leads from my programming track to each

Yup, it's the decoder alright...…. Paul

Tony, what did you use for the tender body? It looks great! Rob Bell

George, I do not see why not. Provided there is enough clearance for the underside of the circuit board not to foul any metal parts then something like a sugar cube speaker would allow you a few

Fantastic weathering on #64!

Western Rails makes a 3-D printed replacement tender shell that Looks more eastern Narrow Gauge that fits over the tender electronics. https://western-rails.com/ Bill Miller

You can get a somewhat lower profile shell with the stock electronics. These two oil bunkers are al low as you can get over everything.

That shouldn't have caused the decoder to smoke - it's a simple short! Perhaps a spike in the supply but then why not the whole decoder, just the motor circuit. I'd ask Soundtraxx what they make of

Hi, all, I'm new to the list so I hope my question has not been already worked over. I love my Blackstone C19's. I use them on my Tuscarora Valley RR, and central PA n.g. pike. My one complaint is

And they are very nice cab doors!

I had one lead clipped to a tender axle, the other touching the driver wheel tread. I just move the driver a quarter turn, clean and repeat. Accidentally slipped off the driver and touched the

I installed 705’s on the pilots of my 6 brass HOn3 steam loco’s. I also found them tight using a pick to uncouple with my 714’s. I do have facing siding drops and picks, but the 705/714 work

Chama/Cumbres with a little Chili. By Richard Dorman. First Edition . Vol. 3 of 5. Hardbound like new with plastic protective cover. $35. D&RGW: Durango to Alamosa and Salida . Rocky Mountain

Bruce: I like the way they look but I am not happy with the way they interface together with the older 714 . I use picks to uncouple and the 705 has such details and is so small ( couple so close)

Does this have blackhead detail?

Just bought some of the new Kadee 705's from TRAINLIFE.COM. Kadee Quality Products HOn3 Gauge: #705 Medium Centerset Assembled Couplers - On sale , Pkg 4 for $4.24. Seems pretty good price. Bruce

Stuff happens. It sounds as if the decoders motor output has failed. Having said that I am at a loss to figure out what you could have touched while wheel cleaning that could have done this. Nor why

I fried my Blackstone 453 with static electricity and sent it to Durango for repairs. Back with a new decoder. Bob Meckley

I always feared touching the other pins with 12V DC as well so.... When applying direct DC to a Blackstone loco when I needed to burn off the oil, I always slipped some stripped wire insulation over