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Excellent info Randy. The PE does have a programming track output, so I'm good to go there. I did notice a rather odd thing last night and maybe somebody here can help me. I managed to install a decoder in the one locomotive I have that seemed like isolating the motor was pretty straightforward, and it was. I got everything all soldered up and hooke the Prodigy Express to the programming track, had the Pilot light lit and went to access Locomotive #3, the default for the decoder, and got nothing. I inspected all connections to make sure that I didn't cross a wire or anything. Made sure I had good connectivity to the track. Everything looked good, so I tried again. Nothing. Since everything looked good, I threw caution to the wind and decided to try it on the main. So, I switched the wiring around (since this is still on my workbench and I haven't added the PE to the temporary layout yet) and was able to operate the locomotive successfully. My question is this: Does there have to be a circuit on the main connection in order for the programming track connection to work? Once I got the locomotive to operate, I was satisfied that I had the decoder installed correctly, so I switched the wires back to the test track and still got nothing. I didn't, however, connect a track to the main and to the programming connections, but don't know how that would make a difference. Any suggestions? Thanks again, Darrin
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