I have one of each and they are good runners. Still, there is the occasional issue at a turnout or bit of track I have trouble reaching to clean. Has anyone done this install and can you describe?
Mike
Hi, I assume you are running DCC..........
I have a number of BLI locos and other brands, and found early on that (with DCC) they can have difficulty with "shorting" at turnouts. In my case, it was older Atlas turnouts where the loco wheels touched both rails at the point of the frog. There was minimal space between them, and DC operation would ignore the situation, but DCC would not.
Later Atlas turnouts have a bigger separation, hence no problem. Yes, the solution was to replace the turnouts.
You could have other problems, but what I had is a likely situation.
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
Yes, assuming DCC. Just find the full wave bridge rectifier. Connect the two Stay Alive wires to the output of the rectifier. Instructions come with the module.. Note, there is no ground in a decoder. Just plus and minus connections. There will be four diodes connected to each other. Some decoders have a fifth diode nearby. That can easily be seen and the four can also be determined by an ohm meter.
Rich
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