P2K 2-8-8-2

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I have three of the class A engines from Broadway. All three run well.
However, my 1218 is a replacement from BLI. The first would not stay on the
rails. I checked wheel gauge and anything else I could think of before
contacting Broadway. The 1224 ran fine on the layout, so I knew it had to be
something with the 1218. BLI sent me a note saying they could not find
anything wrong, but were replacing the engine for me. The second one worked
perfect out of the box. I use NCE for my DCC system and have never had one
run "wild". 

Jerry A. Shepardson

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The whistle sound is the same as the Class but it NOT the same chip!!!!

My Class A do nt run well at all but the Y's run just great. The A's will 
not take proper programming but the Y's will. I have done research on 
switching chips form another BLI loco to the class A to get better results. 
I was able to obtain a Pennsy J 1 chip through my sources and installed it 
into the Class A. The results were outstanding except for the Pennsy whistle

and the chuff rate.

All of you who have a Class A that does not run correctly please let BLI and

QSI know about it and maybe together we can get a new chipo burned or maybe 
some of the Y3 chips.

Mike Ritschdorff
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>Reply-To: "N&amp;W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
>Subject: Re: P2K 2-8-8-2
>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:24:02 EST
>
>
>
>In a message dated 1/12/2005 10:38:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:
>
>Hi  all,
>
>Life-Like recently released another run of their Proto 2000  2-8-8-2's.
>One version is supposed to be the VGN USA Class of which I  purchase No.
>719 equipped with sound.  I have noticed that it appears  Life-Like used
>the same sound chip Broadway Limited used in their release  of the N&W
>A's as the whistle sound is identical.  Is this even  remotely accurate?
>I'm on the verge of returning the loco over this, but  wanted to check
>with the group first.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim  Slack
>Wichita, KS
>
>
>
>While I have not had the P2K unit in front of me I imagine it is the  same
>decoder as the "A". I believe the same co. produced decoders for both  
>engine
>producers. The whistle is correct for the "A" and a N & W Y3. I am  not 
>sure
>what the VGN would have used but I seem to remember hearing a VGN  whistle
>somewhere and it was a very high pitch one. Not the low moan of the N  & W 
>whistles.
>
>Ray Russell
>NMRA-40609
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