I was having trouble with BOTH of my Athearn RTR RS-3's on both DCC and DC with intermittent stopping and starting- they appeared to lose all electrical contact. I cleaned wheels. I checked connections on the board, no help.
IF your RS-3's are having the same problem, pull the trucks -- the top electrical contact that meshes with the frame and kingpin was PAINTED SOLID. I thought to myself "Gee, no wonder it won't run worth a hoot!"
Filed paint off the contacts, cleaned it up real well, and haven't had a lick of trouble.
Athearn's QC is getting quite lax lately. My Milwaukee SD40-2 bicentennial had a huge paint scratch on the cab front, and the motor wasn't even screwed in, and the person that assembled my MP15AC stripped a coupler pocket out.
IF your RS-3's are having the same problem, pull the trucks -- the top electrical contact that meshes with the frame and kingpin was PAINTED SOLID. I thought to myself "Gee, no wonder it won't run worth a hoot!"
Filed paint off the contacts, cleaned it up real well, and haven't had a lick of trouble.
Athearn's QC is getting quite lax lately. My Milwaukee SD40-2 bicentennial had a huge paint scratch on the cab front, and the motor wasn't even screwed in, and the person that assembled my MP15AC stripped a coupler pocket out.
