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Bill		#1 Posted : 31 December 2002 23:45:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/11/2001(UTC) Posts: 256 Location: ,		I am now modelling Z scale in addition to Marklin HO -- and it has certainly been a learning curve combined with a lot of patience, but well worth it. I have a beginner question -- I thought I read somewhere the loks need a warm-up time -- and I have noticed that the lok that came in the starter set does need about 20 minutes of running to smooth out in terms of operation. Why is this? Is this typical? Anything less than a nice long run and the lok has trouble running smooth. I also have started cleaning the track daily and that is helping too.


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kgsjoqvist		#2 Posted : 13 January 2003 11:36:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/06/2002(UTC) Posts: 754 Location: Täby		My wife recently received her starter set that I gave her. The loco is working allright, but sometimes it needs a little push to start moving. I will try to run it for half an hour or so to see if it behaves better. Anyway I'm impressed by the Z scala in terms of details - but of course it's a bit more delicate to operate it compared to H0. I have also noticed that the wheels slide a lot in the starting moment - not enough traction ... We plan to use the Z train as a display model with a very small oval track, and I hope it will work smoothly! /Karl
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KLB		#3 Posted : 16 January 2003 19:16:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/09/2001(UTC) Posts: 639 Location: ,		Hi all, Just a thought,why would a z-scale motor be any different than an HO one?For my loks,I set up a simple oval and when I get a new lok I do a 'break-in' run:15 minutes forward,15 minutes backwards,30 minutes,1 hour,......they run better the more you run them! Kevin! Moderator,Märklin Bar&Grill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarklinBandG/
		Kevin! Moderator,Märklin Bar&Grill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarklinBandG/


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