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Post by ciccino on Feb 28, 2018 10:18:05 GMT -5
What about first generation SD-40s by MTL? I understand they featured a Maxon motor, whose quality was comparable to Faulhaber's. Does anyone own one of those locos?
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Post by emaley on Feb 28, 2018 10:34:17 GMT -5
I have 2 of them. One ran really well and quietly. One was DOA. Micro-trains had no parts, so it was a waste of my money. They do have Maxon motors, so I kept them for parts. Both of mine had failures of the frame tabs that hold the light board. For myself, I am not likely to give the new run a try.
Trey
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Post by cwrr on Feb 28, 2018 10:37:05 GMT -5
What about first generation SD-40s by MTL? I understand they featured a Maxon motor, whose quality was comparable to Faulhaber's. Does anyone own one of those locos? Undecs as well as Norfolk Southern will be out mid-March. Same running gear, just new roadnames and paint. Hopefully this time, better quality control...... |
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Post by notanothercamera on Feb 28, 2018 11:31:02 GMT -5
Well...I canned the MTL F7 idea. Just too many non-glowing reviews here as well as on other forums. Might still pick one up in the future, should I find one cheap.
Did get an MTL GP9 in Central Vermont paint. If the SD40's run as well as this one, I'd say it's a good purchase. Mine is just a tad louder then my AZL GP38-2 and pulls equally as well. |
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Post by domi on Mar 1, 2018 17:08:58 GMT -5
What about first generation SD-40s by MTL? I understand they featured a Maxon motor, whose quality was comparable to Faulhaber's. Does anyone own one of those locos? Yes, I have two of them and these are outstanding runners, including at the lowest speed. Dom |
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Post by boxcarwilly on Mar 1, 2018 18:30:20 GMT -5
I have 7 SD40, and I'm really only satisfied with 2. The rest, although good runner, they have very week couplers and do not hold together very well when running in tandem or triples. I sent 4 of them back to MTL and they said they replaced the couplers but when I got them back and tested them, the problem of uncoupling persisted. Bottom line, I only run 2 of the seven. The rest are sitting on a don't use track.
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