my blueline bigboy died, help!!!!

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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i posted before for this bigboy here, i have never installed any dcc on this engine , just run it on normal dc tracks , yesterday it couldnt move while i was turning on the power , i could hear the noisy bad sound and saw some smoke from the tender , it smelt bad , obviously there is sth wrong with the circuit board . i dont know what to do now , bli totally disappointed me

Martin - Please read your PM from me. Thanks.

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How long ago did you buy it? I’ve heard that BLI is very good honoring their warranty. Give them a call and shoot them an email (it never hurts to double contact).

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Email Matt at BLI and you should get results quickly. Blueline being a new product they shure will back them up. I had a problem with a J1 and he sent the parts to fix the same day. I love the Bluelines. Great steam sound and good running at an affordable price. A $20 decoder to make them DCC and away you go. Great job BLI

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Pete

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I had to send back a BLI steam loco as well; I noticed good results with customer service when I called about the problem. I have yet to recieve it back yet to give it further review.

Also, does anyone know how to take the tenders apart on these to get to the circuit boards? I couldn’t figure it out when I had mine. Is it one of those where you have to put screwdrivers along the perimeter of the shell and gently pop it out or is it screwed in somewhere? I checked it over but didn’t want to break it trying to open it. Thanks

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Depends on the tender. My Hudson tender is a lift off…a tight fit, but it just lifts off. My Niagara is a four-screw job from below on the nether side, and the rear bracket must be pulled off first.

Each engine comes with an exploding diagram that should make it clear if retaining screws must be removed from below.

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You mean the exploding decoder wasn’t enough?

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Yes I have seen the exploded diagram (thought that would help first) but it didn’t. I didn’t see any screws holding it in place so I’m thinking that it might be one of those tight fit jobs. I’m just concerned with damaging it to remove the tender shell.