NW-Modeling-List Digest, Vol 66, Issue 2

[NW Modeling List]

John,

You did not say if they were DC or DCC, but I found as a general rule P2K
locomotives do run slower.  This can be over come with DCC, and time and
patience.

I bought three of these when they first came out about two years ago.  One
had sound the other ones did not.  The one with a sound decoder was a
jackrabbit.  The two non-sound decoder equipped were turtles.  Well I have
built a little test track about 10 feet long with a Greenway Products
Speedometer installed in it.  After playing with the CVs for kick, mid and
max, I managed to have all locomotives run together at 2mph, 34mph and top
speed at 73 mph.

I am now in the process of setting similar speed limits for for all my
locomotives.

A.J. Gemperline





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>   1. RE: P2K GP30 speed? (NW Modeling List)

>   2. Re: P2K GP30 speed? (NW Modeling List)

>   3. RE: P2K GP30 speed? (NW Modeling List)

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> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 6:56 PM

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> Subject: P2K GP30 speed?

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> Hi Listers,

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>            I was able to run some new engines on a friend's layout this

> afternoon.  For the first time I ran my new Athearn N&W SD45's.  They ran

> great!  I tried a new N&W P2K GP30 and the 45's just dragged it along.  It

> appears to run about half speed of the Athearn's.  I didn't have any of my

> older Athearn's or PPW or Atlas to compare it to.  So my question is that

> the P2K's will only run with other P2K's?

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> Thanks in advance,

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> John Hecker

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