First I would like to thank eveyone for their help so far. This is an invaluable site.
Now, I have tried to hookup 4 of my Bachmann switches to the Digitrax ds64. None seem to work and when connected to the DS64 the bachmann switches interfer with my atlas switches that had worked previously.
Is there a problem with the Bachmann switches on the DS64? is there a workaround?
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Which Bachmann switches? Did they previous have 3 wires going to a control box?
And how much stuff do you have on the DS64? Each one cna run 4 turnouts. So if you already have 4 Atls connected, you generally can't add more, although in say a crossover situation you cna connect two to one output so they both throw at the same time.
If you have a second DS64 - did you set the addresses on each one? If you just used them out of the box, they have the same addresses so if you operate swtitch 1 it will operate switch 1 on both DS64's, each output needs a unique address.
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They are the standard 3 wire black roadbed switches that come with expander sets that can be controlled by sliding switch( not DCC ready). currently i have one atlas switch attached to position #3 and it works fine until i connect one bachmann 3 wire switch in position #1. when i select position 1 nothing happens and when i select position # 3 the atlas switch no longer works. when i detach the bachmann switch the atlas works fine. nothing else attached to the whole system except track.
Do you have the wire positions correct? Atlas turnouts used to always have the common as the center wire - are Bachmann the same way? And have you done any other conifguration? The default for the DS64 is configured for solenoid machines but if output 1 got configured for stall motor and you connect the Bachmann solenoid it might cause a problem that could cause the rest of the DS65 to stop working.
I added and external power supply and everything seems to work. The bachmann switches are doing fine.
Thanks for you help