I have a DCC system that trains will be running and have a temporary short, turns off then back on, this seams to happen on and arround a couple of swirtches. I have changed the switches and I am at a lose as to what would be the cause. Really could use some ideas on finding a solution to this big little problem.
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Pampawtrain I have a DCC system that trains will be running and have a temporary short, turns off then back on, this seams to happen on and arround a couple of swirtches. I have changed the switches and I am at a lose as to what would be the cause. Really could use some ideas on finding a solution to this big little problem.
Pampawtrain,
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How about some information?
What kind of track, switches, trains, power pack, yada , yada ,yada
The more you can tell these guys the better your chance of getting the Right answer.
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Kev.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
This is an HO system with Digitrax as the operating system. The track is flex track and the switches are brand ???. The engines are Wathers Proto 200 SD7/9. Hope this info helps in solving the problem
As long as your train room is adequately heated and your legs are presentable, I see no problem with shorts while running...;-)
Bob Nelson
Run the train at night with the lights off and watch for sparks. If you don't see any sparks with the lights off, remove the loco shell and try it again.
It is also possible that the problem is not a short, but an intermittent open circuit. Good Luck...
Earl
lionelsoni As long as your train room is adequately heated and your legs are presentable, I see no problem with shorts while running...;-)
oooooooooooooooooh.
What happened to "serious" Bob Nelson.
Good one, Bob.
Rich
Alton Junction
I think they call them "Running Shorts"!
Is it possible you have a loose connection somewhere on your track? Loose track connection or bad wire connection?
Or is it possible your flanges on the wheels are touching another piece of track when your engine runs through the switch? Thus would cause the short.
balidas lionelsoni: As long as your train room is adequately heated and your legs are presentable, I see no problem with shorts while running...;-)
lionelsoni: As long as your train room is adequately heated and your legs are presentable, I see no problem with shorts while running...;-)
Good One..Bob...thats the first thing I thought of as well. Beats pajama bottoms.
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
Pampawtrain This is an HO system with Digitrax as the operating system. The track is flex track and the switches are brand ???. The engines are Wathers Proto 200 SD7/9. Hope this info helps in solving the problem
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You may want to take this over to modle railroad forum as they deal more into the dc side althou folks like Bob are very electrical I'm just saying there the ones that run trains in DC all the time and they are HO where we are mostly O, S and standard gauge here in classic toy trains. and mainly AC opperations but your question I'm sure you can get some great answers here also and were glad to have you here.
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rtraincollector Pampawtrain: This is an HO system with Digitrax as the operating system. The track is flex track and the switches are brand ???. The engines are Wathers Proto 200 SD7/9. Hope this info helps in solving the problem You may want to take this over to model railroad forum as they deal more into the dc side.
Pampawtrain: This is an HO system with Digitrax as the operating system. The track is flex track and the switches are brand ???. The engines are Wathers Proto 200 SD7/9. Hope this info helps in solving the problem
You may want to take this over to model railroad forum as they deal more into the dc side.
rtraincollector is right.
You will get a lot of good technical advice from other Digitrax users over on the Model Railroad Forums.
Post your message on the Electronics and DCC Forum.
Bob: So, who's looking at your legs!
Pampawtrain: Welcome. Good advice, try the Modelers' Forum. A lot of great HO people over there.
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