Hello all,
I recently purchased an Atlas Master locomotive (U23B) on Ebay, which was described as being in very good condition, however it was bought at an estate sale, and the seller did not know the original owner. After receiving it today, I've noticed it is jumpy when running on a standard DC powerpack. When keeping it at the same power or speed setting, it speeds up and slows down repeatedly, in rhythmic patterns. The headlight flashes on momentarily (maybe about for a half of a second) when power is applied at first. Does this sound like something that could be rectified, or does this sound like a dud locomotive? I just cleaned the wheels thoroughly, so that's not an issue.
I recently purchased an Atlas Master locomotive (U23B) on Ebay, which was described as being in very good condition, however it was bought at an estate sale, and the seller did not know the original owner. After receiving it today, I've noticed it is jumpy when running on a standard DC powerpack. When keeping it at the same power or speed setting, it speeds up and slows down repeatedly, in rhythmic patterns. The headlight flashes on momentarily (maybe about for a half of a second) when power is applied at first. Does this sound like something that could be rectified, or does this sound like a dud locomotive? I just cleaned the wheels thoroughly, so that's not an issue.