New Spectrum Bachmann J #611

[NW Modeling List]

MTH¹s J requires pushing the function 3 button to activate it.  Bachmann
hasn¹t started doing that, have they?

Bob Folsom
Clemson, SC


On 5/4/09 2:21 AM, "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> Hi Barry,

>  

> This is a common feature of Bachmann in the US. Their Spectrum line Locos are

> very hit or miss, sometimes they run great, sometimes they don't work at all

> right out of the box and have to be returned. I have several that run fine, (a

> couple of consolidations and a heavy mountain) but, I belong to a 60+ member

> club and know some members hate their stuff. Bachmann is apparently much more

> highly regarded in Europe than it is here. The Spectrum line, even thou it's

> Bachmanns top of the line, is only just a step above starter level IMHO. I

> wouldn't buy Bachmann if there was an alternative. But even Broadway can send

> out problem locos. Two of my five BLI locos (an A and a Y6b) had to be

> returned for factory service.

>  

> Chris

>>  

>> ----- Original Message -----

>>  

>> From:  NW  Modeling List <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

>>  

>> To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

>>  

>> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 6:18 PM

>>  

>> Subject: New Spectrum Bachmann J  #611

>>  

>> 

>> Hallo

>> 

>> I received my Bachmann J last week from Internet  Hobbies. DCC ready and

>> looking very good and of course for a UK resident, very  big. But it is

>> totally dead. Nothing works, no movement, no lights and no  sound at all.

>> 

>> Is this a common feature with the Bachmann Spectrum range  or am I unlucky?

>> 

>> Cheers

>> 

>> Barry Reeves

>> 

>>  

>> 

>>  

>>  <http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U>

>>  

>> 

>>  " Upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 Optimised for MSN. " Download Now

>> <http://extras.uk.msn.com/internet-explorer-8/?ocid=T010MSN07A0716U>

>> 

>>  

>> 

>>  

>> 

>> ________________________________________

>> NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org

>> To  change your subscription go  to

>> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list

>> Browse the  NW-Modeling-List archives  at

>> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/

> 

> 

> ________________________________________

> NW-Modeling-List at nwhs.org

> To change your subscription go to

> http://list.nwhs.org/mailman/options/nw-modeling-list

> Browse the NW-Modeling-List archives at

> http://list.nwhs.org/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/nw-modeling-list/attachments/20090504/31501244/attachment.html>