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Okay! So I figured it out. Future reference when you buy a steam loco with tender electrical pickups. Make sure the morons at the factory havent installed an insulated wheelset backwards! The polarities were conflicting, I'm just lucky it didnt fry any circuits. haha

::UPDATE:: I can get the loco to start up, the light turns on, the sound starts, I can get the whistle to blow, but the second it starts moving forward it overloads my power pack. :confused:

I recently purchased a Broadway Limited Imports Heavy Mikado for use on my layout. I waited for a long time to get it. I operate with normal DC control and followed the instructions for use in the provided manual. The locomotive did not operate when I applied power, it merely drew a great...