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    Sputtering Locomotive

    Done OK this is what I did. I un-soldered all of my wires that I had daisy-chained on my track. My locomotive sputtered a little bit around the fist go around, but the more I let it run and when I put on the pullman cars it ran like it did at the very first. So now my question is... why...
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    Sorry.. I have mode it now so you can see the 2nd video. I disconnected the first daisy-chain wire from the main line. I did not unsolder the wires.
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    Watch OK here is what my train looked like before I started adding all of the wire to the track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFnkJExokww&feature=youtu.be This is what my train looks like now that I added all of the wiring, then disconnected all of the wiring except the main line like I...
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    It is a Bachmann 4-8-4 Santa Fe 3780 locomotive. It is the only locomotive I have. I am just starting out. It was running fine until I started adding all of the electrical feeds to the track. The only part that it had issues with at first was going into or out of a "Y".
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    Sigh... OK this is everything that I have tried. 1-) I have cleaned all of the track 2-) I have disconnected all of the daisy-chain so I just have my main line like I had original 3-) I have used the t-shirt and alcohol method (that was a chore) And my locomotive still does the same...
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    I'm dumb OK shy of making myself look really dumb (I know, not hard to do), how do I get my wheels to turn on my locomotive to clean them? I have cleaned the part that I can get to, and I have gotten the q-tip nice and dirty so I am assuming that it is my wheels that are in need of cleaning.
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    Thank you Thank you all for your advise. I will work on it tonight, then I will report how it went :)
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    But the thing I don't understand is that the 12' that are daisy-chained together is the only part that the locomotive has issues, as soon as it gets past that part it runs fine.
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    Sputtering Locomotive

    I have laid over 30' of track, soldered my main wire to the track and my locomotive worked fine for the most part. I have read that I should solder my wire every three feet. I have started to do that, but now my locomotive sputters for the first 12 feet then it runs fine (after my last...
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