Graffen, good for you! You solved your problem and can derive a lot of satisfaction from doing it. The best part is that you are now enjoying your fine locomotive.
-Crandell
I fixed it!!!! It was a motor problem of sorts. I disassembled the loco to pieces and started to search for something that could have caused it. As it were, I had a slight "gear-noise" in it when it ran. I therefore tried to run the motor and gears separately, the result; Nothing!!
Then I saw that one of the motor cables looked a bit trashy, so I tried to power the motor on the tabs, and then it worked! It seems that the busted cable had been caught in the gears and shorted. After a new cable was attached and the loco assembled again, it ran just fine, and a lot quieter as well.
Thanks for the help. I know it wasn´t a decoder error, but as it happened during programming, it made me think that I had released the "magic smoke" out of it. I´m glad it is working now.
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I have now tried all the different suggestions to no success, I have a question; The firebox light, isn´t that connected to the motor? It lights when I apply some throttle, and if it is connected to the motor, is it the motor thats faulty?
I'm sure the decoder is fine. The issue you're having sounds familiar. I had the 3 truck shay with sound and I recall having the same problem. Trying to remember what the solution was.
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It was resetted to adress 3, the sounds and lights works as it should, it isn´t moving. When I run the throttle the sounds follow but no motion. If it was locked it wouldn´t have resetted, right?
I don´t know how to solve this. Should a decoder break because you read the CV´s through the interface with Trainprogrammer?
What address are you using? You might have to reset everything and use address 3 if you have not already. If that works than use the normal procedure for changing the address to the one you want to use. With my DCC system I have to enter 3 and not 003.
Also when setting CV30 to 2, cycle power to the loco before trying again
check the section about decoder lock, I think CV15 and 16 and make sure it isn't locked.
Yes, I have all the manuals for theTsunami, but nowhere can I find what has happened. Obviously there is some CV value that needs to be changed, I wonder why it couldn´t be resetted to the functional state.
Do you have this manual?
http://www.soundtraxx.com/manuals/OEM%20Steam%20Users%20Guide.pdf
Hi all, I have a little problem. I was going to change the adress of my Shay equipped with a Tsunami decoder. As I was doing that I thought that i do a backup of the CV´s as well. When I had done that, it wont move! All sounds are working and all. I tried a reset (CV 8 to 8 and CV 30 to 2) No success.
Whats up? Can I do something to make it move again?