Hi Guy's,
I just got a new Broadway Limited DCC / Sound SW2 switcher. To keep things simple I ran it on a part of my layout that is a oval. When it get to the back half of the track the voltage drops to 1.9v . The front half of the oval is still at 13.8v. If I reset my dcc system it gos back to 13.8v untill I run the engine over that half of the track again. At first I thought it was something to do with my NCE DCC system or track but It is only this engine that does this and when I first took it out of the box it worked. ?????
Lots of questions come to mind here.
1. The loco worked out of the box, but where? On that oval?
2. What other locos do you have and do they run on that oval?
3. How is the oval connected to the rest of the layout?
4. What are you using to measure voltage and how are you using it?
5. What type of DCC system are operating on your layout?
Rich
Alton Junction
Hi Rich,
1 It worked on the same oval which is part of my layout
2 All of my other DCC locos work
4 I use a vote meter
5 NCE
Give us a little more specifics on those 5 questions.
The more info we have, the more we can help.
For example, are those other locos sound equipped?
For example, is the NCE system a PH-Pro or a Power Cab?
We need more specifics on those five questions.
Re-read them and take another shot at answering them.
If that oval of track is snap track or sectional track such as Bachmann's EZ Track, you probably have loose rail joiners and need to add more feeder wires or solder all the rail joints. Voltage loss of the type you describe is usually related to rail joiners on sectional track not making good contact.
A good point, cacole, and that is why we need more specifics from the OP including the identlty of the other types of locos that all seem to perform well on the same track.
This particular loco could have a higher current requirement than the others. Try running a couple of track jumper wires from the front side of the layout to to the back and see what happens.
Jim
Is this just an oval, or are there any turnouts?? It's possible (though maybe not likely) that the engine could be causing some sort of short circuit, like when going thru a turnout, because it's wheelbase is just the right length to make the connection where your other engines won't. Because it's on the far side, it might be just far enough away that there isn't enough power to trigger a short circuit shutdown of the DCC system.
I think that the OP has left the room.
richhotrain I think that the OP has left the room. Rich
Seems to be a lot of that lately