Good work John. Nice to see that you took the time to settle the Locktite/resistance question once and for all. You need to preserve the readings because this question will be sure to pop up again a year or two from now. Newbies will arrive and some of us old timers are forgetful. Jesse in Tennessee, USA > Ron, > > Here are the results of my resistance measurements:- > Where possible I've allowed for meter lead resistance. Locomotive brakes > were wound well off. Coupling rods were left on! MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.