Things that make you go hmmmm...

[Catt]

Went to the LHS today and got my B-mann B23.When I ordered I told the man which ever one he could get (CSX-Conrail).He got both so I could choose which ever one I wanted.The CSX ran like a dream crawled real slow wasn't all that noisey either.The Conrail was dead in the water,no matter what we did (till we pulled the shell) would get it to do anything.

Once we pulled the shell and started checking things over it was discoved that but touching the contacts on the circuit board it would run just fine.The only problem was the juice couldn't get there from the wheel sets.So that one is going back to the distributor.

I still couldn't make up my mind as to which one I wanted (if I chose the Conrail we were just going to swap sheels).So I chose it the only way I could. He tossed a quarter and I called it after deciding ome was heads the other tails.I noe have a rather nicely running Conrail B23-7 that will soon get CSX patched,and once the CSX unit is replaced and test run I will have that one too.  ;D

(PS) yes I know the cab is flawed but I can live with that.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Pics!!

We want PICS!!!

[wm3798]

The fix is simple if it's like the H-16 drive.  There's little jumper clips that complete the circuit if you're not installing a decoder.  Pop them off, squeeze them tight, and push them back on.  Takes about 3 second.

Lee

[Catt]

Lee,do you have a clue as to which decoder fits this little monster?

The only complaints I have is the lighting and the couplers.The lighting is weak and the couplers are way to low.It sure does run nice though for not having flywheels.

[wm3798]

I put a DZ123 in my H-16.  Should be the same for this one.
Lee

[Catt]

I put a DZ123 in my H-16.  Should be the same for this one.
Lee

Hardwired or with a plug.(Isure don't see much room for a plug.)Kind of nice of Bachmann to puttin a DCC wiring diagram don'tcha think.

Ed,I will try to get a few decent pics to post for you later today and put them in this thread.

[Catt]

Ok Ed,here are three not very good pictures of the B-mann B23-7 in Conrail







Sorry about the picture quality,but the camera and I are not getting al;ong very well at the moment.