Bachmann HO Scale N&W J Class 611 "Spirit of Roanoke" DCC Sound Value Model Overview and Running

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I've recently purchased Bachmann's latest release of their Norfolk & Western J Class locomotive in HO Scale. This example being number 611 "Spirit of Roanoke." I do not own a DCC system as of yet, so this video shows how this model functions on regular DC operation.
I found that this model was a bit temperamental and inconsistent with its performance, but these may be due to the DC operation. I had the model running on Bachmann's 22" radius EZ track (the recommended minimum radius) but I found this model still struggled on the curves, and some of the poor connections of the EZ track system. This model is definitely not suited for tighter layouts.
Thank you for watching!
Music is "The Shop" by Charles Rojas feat. Kennon Ward from iMovie Soundtrack library.

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14 окт 2024

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@machinist1879 9 месяцев назад

It has been my experience that many Bachmann Locomotives (even Spectrum) are notoriously lacking in lubrication brand new out of the box. A good dose of LaBelle in the right places might drastically improve this model’s low speed performance.

@MoreTrainsPlease 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the tip! I’ll have to give it a try!

@danielmkubacki 7 месяцев назад

Cool!

@Blackkat_345 Месяц назад

So dcc/sound value locomotives can still be operated on dc power or is it just this particular Bachmann one?

@MoreTrainsPlease Месяц назад

Most, if not all, of Bachmann’s sound and DCC locomotives have a dual mode decoder. This allows them to work on DC power, albeit with limited control over sound and lighting features.

@Blackkat_345 Месяц назад

@@MoreTrainsPlease oh ok gotcha! Thanks for the info 💪🏽

@DietPizza1 8 месяцев назад

How does it run still? Thinking about getting one to try in DCC/soubd

@SumDerg 7 месяцев назад

Id love to get this guy being as how im from the area. However no smoke unit? Thats like... the best part of these steamers. Im not familiar with takings these things apart and modifying them either. Oh well.

@rogerhuber3133 9 месяцев назад

No whistle?

@MoreTrainsPlease 9 месяцев назад

No whistle while running on standard DC unfortunately. The whistle can be controlled on DCC, but I do not own a DCC system.

@DietPizza1 7 месяцев назад

Just got one, this thing is a POS. Running on unitrack 22, it binds in the turns badly

@MoreTrainsPlease 7 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear that. It’s definitely more suited for wider radius turns. I have not ran mine since filming the video as it’s just not enjoyable to run.

@DietPizza1 7 месяцев назад

@@MoreTrainsPlease it’s jamming on 22 curves and derailing on the “s” switches. Kind of crazy how bad this thing is and they try to charge $500 on the site. I was hoping to get their Dreyfuss if this was good until BLI ran them again or MTH came back…but nope