Trains.com

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Digitrax DH123D Decoder

1146 views
4 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    February 2010
  • From: Hillsboro, Oregon
  • 934 posts
Posted by Eric97123 on Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:57 PM

First off I would do a reset.  CV8=8.  I have some new digitrax decoders do that.. take a lot to get going or on the first click the train takes off at warp speed.  Now I do a reset first thing and then adjust the start mid and top end cv's as needed

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
  • 252 posts
Posted by CNR378 on Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:35 AM

Acceleration is CV3

Deceleration is CV4

  • Member since
    February 2002
  • From: Reading, PA
  • 30,002 posts
Posted by rrinker on Saturday, April 9, 2011 11:03 PM

Start with CV2, this is the start voltage CV. Use Ops Mode programming - select the loco on your throttle, and adjust to speed step 1 or 2. The Press the Prgram button until you see Po for ops mode. Turn the left knob to display CV002= and then turn the right knob to a value to try. Press ENter to program that value. Start with 5, if it doesn;t move, try 10, then 15, until it moves. Once it moves, try one value lower until you find the minimum at which it will creep along reliably.

                  --Randy

 


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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

  • Member since
    February 2008
  • 8,878 posts
Posted by maxman on Saturday, April 9, 2011 10:59 PM

Well, I'm certainly not an expert on such things, but I looked at the instructions for the DH123D decoder on the Digitrax website and that refers you to the Digitrax decoder manual: http://www.digitrax.com/ftp/Decoder_Manual.pdf

If you scroll down to index item 6.3 it says that CV2 is what you need to be adjusting for V start.

  • Member since
    December 2010
  • 85 posts
Digitrax DH123D Decoder
Posted by wyldmanr8cer on Saturday, April 9, 2011 9:42 PM

Have a Digitrax DH123D decoder in my Athearn AC4400 and also some other SD40's. I have a Digitrax system. When I run the loco's with this decoder I dont get any movement until about throttle position thirty on my control. Does anyone know which CV's I need to adjust to change my acceleration, etc.? This problem makes it impossible for me to marry these locos with any others. I cant find the answer on the Digitrax website. Thanks!

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Users Online

Search the Community

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Model Railroader Newsletter See all
Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!