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       Post war Santa Fe inconsistent speeds 
       By: Keither231 Date: September 19, 2023, 11:36 am
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       Hello,
       I have 5 post war Santa Fe F3 Diesels. The problem is that they
       each run at different speeds. 1 runs very fast, 1 runs at what I
       would say is normal, 1 runs slow, 1 runs very slow, and 1 has a
       problem of the front motor is slower than the rear motor. I have
       a ZW transformer that I believe is working properly. I do not
       have any voltage drop in the track. All of them have the same
       grease in the worm gears. I can not operate 2 at the same time
       because one is stronger than the other resulting in a
       derailment. The one that operates normally has the most use of
       them all. The very slow one looks showroom new inside and out.
       The speeds are the same in forward and reverse. What if anything
       can I do to get them a little more consistent to each other.
       #Post#: 3042--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Post war Santa Fe inconsistent speeds 
       By: kars2026at10 Date: September 30, 2023, 2:01 pm
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       Try adding cars to the faster loco.  That will slow it down.
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