Some history for starters; I packed up my collection in the summer of 2009 for a company transfer to a new job assignment. Once relocated, I unpacked some locos and left others packed. The two locos in question for this topic were not unpacked until this summer after another move to my new retirement house.
I have been re-lubing and re-oiling each engine as they are removed from the original packaging and outer cartons. Neither carton showed "hard' evidence of a rough handling situation, but one loco did have the transfer plate from the steam loco cab to the tender broken off while in the original packaging.
When I remove them from storage, I first put them on the track to see if they "wake-up' from their prolonged storage. I have been lucky with most, but my 28069 CCII Niagara and my 3rd Rail Greenbrier failed to respond to any commands from my CabII. This week, I was able to get enough time to troubleshoot both engines. What I found surprised me, as both engines were in running condition when packaged in 2009.
I found the R2LC boards in both engines defective for some unknown reason. Once I swap in a known good board, both engines get up and gallop as intended. Both of these boards are Version "08" boards.
Has anyone else had similar instances of "failure in storage"? Is the version 08 board "more prone" for whatever reason?
Finally, does anyone here on the Forum repair these for the "fun' of it? I know new boards are in the $30.00 range last I checked......
Any history from others welcomed!
Regards,
Larry
