I had a similar problem with the latest Ae 8/14 from Roco. I also have a Märklin Ae 8/14 and have posted a video of the problems I had with that. Cool that you have lots of Swiss locos. I moved to Switzerland from Australia so I could drive them and now I'm living the dream =) I haven't driven the Ae 8/8 before (currently none in working condition that I'm aware of), but I have driven the BLS Re 4/4 & Ae 6/8, both very nice to drive.
Oh, this is really cool! If I were younger and single-er I'd think about doing something just like that! I'm really heartened that you were able to do that and enjoy it! God Bless, keep drivin', and stay safe!
This could be caused by poor soldering joints increasing circuit resistance which could cause the motor with the greatest length of circuitry between it and the decoder to run weakly/slower than the motor closest to the decoder. Check all your solder connections before assuming a motor fault, has the second motor been misaligned? If it has then realignment will reduce extra incurred friction. Mine is EU built, but Roco use an assembly plant in Viet-Nam so there could be a QC issue depending on the quality of staff training between plants. The decoder maybe at issue, as Roco do state that one capable of supplying both high surge current plus a higher sustained running current is necessary ie a surge of 1.8 amps and sustained current of 1.2 amps.
I orderd some spare parts for my Iore roco ore train and i got my last part in december a period of 3 years to get all spare parts. i had same problem on my ore train and it was the cable which goes between the locomotive parts.
For Roco and Fleischmann to order spare parts: wait until you have enough to order, and go one shot to their official website, punch in those numbers and add the spare parts directly to your order from their official websites. International shipping may cost some, but at least you get them one shot.
A.C.M.E. will not respond to email. I've been trying to contact them for two years about replacement driveshafts for a Br.120. A friend was dismantling a Br.186 and sent me the driveshafts from France. Same part. I lucked out. At the time the Br.120 was still under warranty. Worst customer service in the business.
I have the same model but it is AC and it is the first edition with number 274. It work nice and I have upgrade the decoder to an ESU V5.0. Regarding the problem, that is probably the motor I have the same issue with a Marklin TRIX Da model and afeter I receive dthe new motor the problem was solved. You can also try to take out the motor and clean the brushes it could be a bad contact there since it works in one way and not for the other. Also review the wires that goes to the electric motor. Are you using this locomotive in analog or digital? if it is digital review the decoder, exchage the one you have for another one and see if the problem persist or changes.
I had a similar problem with the latest Ae 8/14 from Roco. I also have a Märklin Ae 8/14 and have posted a video of the problems I had with that.
Cool that you have lots of Swiss locos. I moved to Switzerland from Australia so I could drive them and now I'm living the dream =) I haven't driven the Ae 8/8 before (currently none in working condition that I'm aware of), but I have driven the BLS Re 4/4 & Ae 6/8, both very nice to drive.
Oh, this is really cool! If I were younger and single-er I'd think about doing something just like that! I'm really heartened that you were able to do that and enjoy it! God Bless, keep drivin', and stay safe!
This could be caused by poor soldering joints increasing circuit resistance which could cause the motor with the greatest length of circuitry between it and the decoder to run weakly/slower than the motor closest to the decoder. Check all your solder connections before assuming a motor fault, has the second motor been misaligned? If it has then realignment will reduce extra incurred friction. Mine is EU built, but Roco use an assembly plant in Viet-Nam so there could be a QC issue depending on the quality of staff training between plants. The decoder maybe at issue, as Roco do state that one capable of supplying both high surge current plus a higher sustained running current is necessary ie a surge of 1.8 amps and sustained current of 1.2 amps.
These are great ideas, but it's under warranty so it's Roco's problem, not mine
I orderd some spare parts for my Iore roco ore train and i got my last part in december a period of 3 years to get all spare parts. i had same problem on my ore train and it was the cable which goes between the locomotive parts.
Ah, thank you for sharing your experiences… so many things could be better!
For Roco and Fleischmann to order spare parts: wait until you have enough to order, and go one shot to their official website, punch in those numbers and add the spare parts directly to your order from their official websites. International shipping may cost some, but at least you get them one shot.
I’m not seeming to have much luck with ACME stuff. I seem to have little or no luck getting spare parts from them.
I suppose it’s good my ACME locomotives are running well at the moment… I’ll hope it stays that way
A.C.M.E. will not respond to email. I've been trying to contact them for two years about replacement driveshafts for a Br.120. A friend was dismantling a Br.186 and sent me the driveshafts from France. Same part. I lucked out. At the time the Br.120 was still under warranty. Worst customer service in the business.
I have the same model but it is AC and it is the first edition with number 274. It work nice and I have upgrade the decoder to an ESU V5.0. Regarding the problem, that is probably the motor I have the same issue with a Marklin TRIX Da model and afeter I receive dthe new motor the problem was solved. You can also try to take out the motor and clean the brushes it could be a bad contact there since it works in one way and not for the other. Also review the wires that goes to the electric motor. Are you using this locomotive in analog or digital? if it is digital review the decoder, exchage the one you have for another one and see if the problem persist or changes.
It's in Roco's hands, now. Hopefully they'll get it back to me in cool-runnings shape..
Mabye some BLS coaches will bring your AE 8/8 Muni better in the picture
It looks great the way it is! Thanks, anyhow (?)
The Skyline Express coaches are BLS. Please stop posting. (I think it looks great as is also)
Good point, the SE coaches are BLS. OP should be happy now.
@@DoctorHobby I'm not sure if someone like OP could ever be "happy" lol.
Please stop posting to the internet.