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QSI Quantum System Proto 2000

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Atlas, Michigan
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QSI Quantum System Proto 2000
Posted by Homer44 on Monday, September 2, 2013 11:04 AM

Troubleshooting Walther's Proto 2000 w QSI system:

A & B units fresh out of the box, stop & restart by themselves, When run for just a couple minutes they shut down and re start. sometimes even shutting down my DCC system. so I have to reboot the system, any ideas?

"Atlas" Valley Railroad

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    February 2002
  • From: Reading, PA
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Posted by rrinker on Monday, September 2, 2013 1:17 PM

Dirty wheels, dirty pickups, dirty track.

Even fresh out of the box does not guarantee clean wheels - there could be residue like cutting oil from when the wheels were turned, or excess lubricant from the gears oozed over things.

 

                --Randy


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.

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    May 2010
  • 179 posts
Posted by LIRRs on Monday, September 2, 2013 4:48 PM

Hi,

I had a similar issue with 2 P2K RS-27's running in consist.  Over a particular turnout the units would stop and restart even though others would run without difficulty.  Dirty track.  The RS-27's must have hit the dirty track at the particular area to cause them to restrart .

All the best.

Reinhard

All the best.

Joe F

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    March 2013
  • From: Australia
  • 158 posts
Posted by tomcat on Friday, September 27, 2013 9:27 AM

Do you have a circuit breaker on you layout? What system are you using

I had this problem also running 2 brand new locos, I cleaned track to make sure that wasn't an issue, 

I use NCE with the SB3a booster with a EB1 circuit breaker and all I had to do was adjust the jumpers on the breaker to allow more amp draw .

It seemed the QSIs draw a bit more power to run so it kept tripping the breaker. Since then I have had no problems at all

if you have an EB1 you can find the manual online 

Just search " EB1 circuit breaker manual"

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    October 2008
  • From: high desert so cal
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Posted by BIG JERR on Friday, September 27, 2013 4:26 PM

you dont have em addressed on nother throttle by chance ? ...just a thought  Jerry

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