New TCS K1D4 Problem

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jeffrey-wimberly

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:49 PM

Send it back for replacement.

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rrinker

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Posted by rrinker on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:20 PM

Could just e a bad decoder. If the light changes direction, but the loc only moves in reverse when direction is set to reverse, and does not move at all when set to forward, it's probably the motor driver is blown out.

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scott018

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New TCS K1D4 Problem

Posted by scott018 on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:53 AM

Brand new decoder will only go in reverse. Forward light light works ok did a factory reset and still have same results even in two different locos. Any ideas Thanks Much

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