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transponding is working

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Posted by John Todd on Sunday, August 26, 2012 7:52 AM

I first replaced the DBL168. Only three zones came up. Then I replaced the RX1 and all zones came up fine

I don't know what the problem was, but it is working now. No wiring was changed.

John

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:35 PM

 It's nearly unheard of for the RX to go bad, all it is is a transformer that you loop the wires through to detect the transponding current. Unless you break a wire off.

                 --Randy


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Posted by Lake on Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:56 PM

John Todd

After about a week of going around in circles I discovered my problems were a defective BDL168 and a defective RX1. Replaced both and everything is working.

Thanks for your help.

John Todd

How did you discover both were bad?

Ken G Price   My N-Scale Layout

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Posted by gandydancer19 on Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:53 AM

Wow.  Two bad items at the same time.  That's rare.  It would also drive me nuts, so I am glad that you found your problem.

Elmer.

The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.

(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.

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transponding is working
Posted by John Todd on Saturday, August 25, 2012 5:50 AM

After about a week of going around in circles I discovered my problems were a defective BDL168 and a defecive RX1. Replaced both and everything is working.

Thanks for your help.

John Todd

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