Been thinking about buying this set. I only run A or AB. I know each unit is powered but can one run by itself? Any problems with this set? Thanks, Don
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Don,
I have had several sets and can say only good things. They run and smoke great. Go for it.
1 - I have one. On the shelf for a while - but one of the A's is the "control" unit,
and the other is essentially motors only, tethered to the control. It will not run
alone. You could certainly use a dummy B behind the control A.
(The non-control-A could be upgraded to ERR Cruise Commander, giving you another
independent A unit.)
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2 - On the subject of "problems", mine have never given any, the sound and
cruise are good, I don't think that I used the smoke. I do run Command only; I
do not know how they act in Conventional.
The dummy unit only has motors, no logic. It does have smoke, one nice plus.
K-Line produced different versions of E-8 sets not all of which had smoke. In fact the ones I have (K-28841 Rock Island AA set) feature motorized spinning roof fans instead. I can confirm that while the lead unit can run on its own the trailing unit cannot; all the TMCC controls are in the lead unit and the second unit has to be tethered to it.
These engines are very nicely detailed and painted. I can't actually find the set in the K-Line legacy catalog but here is the UP ABA set, which also had motorized roof fans instead of smoke: K-Line UP E-8 set
In terms of operating issues, the power supply to the roof fans in my trailing unit failed but I have simply provided an alternative source of DC power because the fans spin whenever there is power to the track.
I remember someone posted a comment on more serious operating issues with the UP 3 engine set stemming from the way the units are connected/powered; see here K-Line E-8 ABA thread for that.
I have most makes of engines but mostly K-Line just love them. I believe I have somewhere a set of instructions for K-Line F3's or the E's that states that the trailing A can be plugged into itself so that it can be run independently. I will investigate and post a copy when I uncover the item. Jim R.
All looks well, go for it..........
Originally Posted by trainnut56:
I have most makes of engines but mostly K-Line just love them. I believe I have somewhere a set of instructions for K-Line F3's or the E's that states that the trailing A can be plugged into itself so that it can be run independently. I will investigate and post a copy when I uncover the item. Jim R.
I don't know about the other models, but I can assure you that the K-Line K28802 PRR E8's has absolutely no jumpering option to run the trailing A unit independently.
