After weeks of having my P2K always say "reset" when ever I turned it on and revert to the highest possible CV settings and address 3, with the help of some friends and a couple other forums, it was determined that the reed switch was stuck and that opening the case and just cutting the reed swith off would fix it. The down side is that all the DC sound stuff will no longer work. The fix was easy, finding the fix took patience and luck. Thanks to all who helped.
I wonder who else has had, or will have, this problem.
Which P2K was it? I didn't even know they had reed switches in them.
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Any of the newer QSI decoder locos (Broadway, Atlas, P2K) that come with the 'magic wand' have a reed switch, the 'magic wand' is nothing more than a stick with a magnet on the end. Removing it shouldn;t stop all sounds on DC, it would prevent you from adjusting the sounds when using DC though. They definitely can get 'stuck', either from overcurrent (not likely in this application) or the blades get magnetized and stick. A good flick with the fingers usually frees them up (not so hard you break the glass). Or using the opposite end of the magnet.
--Randy
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