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Anonymous
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April 2003
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DCC lights
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Anonymous
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:42 AM
Can anyone tell me why on my athearn genesis SD75i the lights turn them selves on. I like to have the train rolling around the layout as I work in the layout room ,and from time to time I will look up to see some of the lights on that I did not turn on. It is not always the same lights. I run a N.C.E. system.
Any ideas other that GHOSTS
Thanks from the Rocky Mountains[;)]
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
DCC lights
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:42 AM
Can anyone tell me why on my athearn genesis SD75i the lights turn them selves on. I like to have the train rolling around the layout as I work in the layout room ,and from time to time I will look up to see some of the lights on that I did not turn on. It is not always the same lights. I run a N.C.E. system.
Any ideas other that GHOSTS
Thanks from the Rocky Mountains[;)]
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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:45 PM
Has to be the way it is powering up or it is getting a prompt somehow if they are going on and off whoile doing something else. Could also be the decoder is breaking down some way. You might want to chnage the decoder and see if it still occurrs. Then it has to be either power up or a signal I would think.
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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:45 PM
Has to be the way it is powering up or it is getting a prompt somehow if they are going on and off whoile doing something else. Could also be the decoder is breaking down some way. You might want to chnage the decoder and see if it still occurrs. Then it has to be either power up or a signal I would think.
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ndbprr
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September 2002
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:47 PM
One other thing. Could it be shorting out somehwere on its laps?
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ndbprr
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Posted by
ndbprr
on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:47 PM
One other thing. Could it be shorting out somehwere on its laps?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:06 AM
Thanks for the ideas. I will try swapping decoders. As for shorting .... It runs smooth as silk , and no other loco does it.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:06 AM
Thanks for the ideas. I will try swapping decoders. As for shorting .... It runs smooth as silk , and no other loco does it.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, October 12, 2003 1:37 PM
Track clean??
I have seen this happen with dirty track.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, October 12, 2003 1:37 PM
Track clean??
I have seen this happen with dirty track.
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