See embedded comments.
> From: Rusty <thebrassbasher@...>
> My understanding from posts on other lists that the failure rate upon
> delivery has been rather high. Something like 2 out 5 made smoke where no
> smoke was suppose to come from upon initial start up? (read in the OGR
> forums)
That's what happened at my LHS when I picked my Y3 up. If it didn't happen, I
wouldn't have reported it. I haven't heard of any other problems so far
> Another concern of mine is what is this Orange module thing that you need to
> run this thing. The locomotive does not come with what ever that Orange
> module thing is?
The orange module is a Legacy Command Control thing. Currently, the Y3 will
run on straight AC, Lionel's older TMCC system or Legacy
> Apparently it dosen't run on DC? Or does it? I can't use a simple DC power
> pack? The tender weighs more than the locomotive? I don't that this as a good
> thing.
No, the Y3 won't run on DC. The electronics would have to be removed to run on
DC.
The SD70ACe will be the first Lionel/American Flyer locomotive that will
operate on AC, TMCC/Legacy, DC or DCC out of the box.
The Y3 won't run on code 100 track, either. It is a HiRail model.
> The secret 3rd party that is going to supply a scale conversion? What on
> earth ever happened to Lionel who was going to take care of that minor
> problem. It should be simple Take out the hi rail wheels and drop in the
> scale wheels, unscrew the AF monster coupler and install the Kadee couplers,
> push the hidden button for DC and GO!
A announcement of a possible scale wheel conversion is a recent development.
I was surprised to see Lionel CTO's posting about it. You know as much as I
know right now.
> Something tells me that this is going to be one of those $3000 models by the
> time it gets done as a scale model and not an AF model, IF, that day ever
> comes. The good thing is it looks nice, S scale size, not ugly and grossly
> oversized and out of scale like the Challenger that Lionel did several years
> ago.
>
I believe you're confusing the Challenger with the Big Boy. The Big Boy was
over-sized and used former K-Line tooling designed to make an O27 Big Boy.
The Challenger was made with all-new tooling. Nothing from the K-line Big Boy
was used in the making of the Challenger.
It appears Lionel is taking baby steps with the scale side of the market. We
should encourage this.
Scale wheels and the new DC/DCC compatibility is something they aren't doing
for the 2-rail O scale guys.
Rich G(ajnak)
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