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dcc engine shutters and shakes

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dcc engine shutters and shakes
Posted by KHM60 on Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:15 PM

I have an atlas MP15 switcher that derailed shorted out the NCE system. The switcher shutters and shakes  now when starting in forward or reverse then shuts down. All sounds work ok and all other engines are A ok. What hppened? HELP!

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Posted by Motley on Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:55 PM

Hmm, sounds like you need to just reset the decoder back to factory defaults. Sometimes it happens on shorts of the system, they lose their mind.

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Posted by tstage on Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:48 PM

I agree with Mike.  Reset the QSI decoder on your MP15 decoder and everything ought to work again.

For future reference, KHM, here's a handy link where all the decoder reset settings are located in one place:

How to Rescue a Faulty Decoder

The reset matrix is ~1/2 way down the page.  The QSI reset sequence is at the bottom.

Tom

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Posted by KHM60 on Friday, January 28, 2011 12:08 AM

Thanks I figured it out' it's amazing what you can learn when u read the manual.

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Friday, January 28, 2011 4:14 PM

I had the same thing happen once with an Atlas switcher. The reset fixed mine as well.  Since it happened you should do the quarter test on your track at the farthest point to make sure it trips the protection in your system.  Problems like you saw are sometimes an indication of not enough feeders or too small of a buss.

Springfield PA

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