ok i got an bachmann em-1 last year it has a tsunami heavy steam sound decoder in it , well i finally dragged it out of the closet last week & i put it on a small test track &........ nothing i put it on dc & nothing in dcc the tender light came on for a second then dead.
strange i cleaned the track & wheels but still nothing . i need to get a multi meter to see if the tender is picking up power , so anybody got any ideas ?//
Make sure the wires are firmly plugged into the sockets on the tender.
The tender wheels may be shorting out. Bachman has both left and right hand rail pickup in the tender as well as the loco. If both tender trucks are picking up power from the same rail you have a short.
Just a thought. You ought to re-title this thread to something like Bachmann EM-1 Problems to draw attention to your thread. I recall that others had similar problems with this loco.
The title confusing problem will cause many to bypass the thread.
Rich
Alton Junction
Assuming your decoder is the one you have to self install, make sure its installedl fully and correctly....not backwards.
Thomas81z,
Just in case you need it:
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/service.php
Cheers,
Frank
thanks but since its the tsunami decoder & not thier decoder im sol
Add an M to that title.
thomas81z ok i got an bachmann em-1 last year it has a tsunami heavy steam sound decoder in it , well i finally dragged it out of the closet last week & i put it on a small test track &........ nothing i put it on dc & nothing in dcc the tender light came on for a second then dead. strange i cleaned the track & wheels but still nothing . i need to get a multi meter to see if the tender is picking up power , so anybody got any ideas ?//
Since it lights up, that says there is no short. Assumption. The decoder must be getting power. SOP, Standard Operating Procedure is to reset the decoder to factory specs. CV8, enter 8.
Does you controller indicate a short? If it does, make sure the tender trucks cannot swivel 180 degrees. Some Bachmann tenders they can. Not all.
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Hi.
Did you change the motor only decoder address before installing the sound module? The address of the locomotive (motor decoder) should only be changed when the sound module is installed otherwise you will not receive any response. Reset the motor decoder (sound module removed) to the factory defaults:CV8=8, reinstall the sound module and see if the unit responds to address 03.
All the best.
Reinhard
Joe F
The OP did not say how the decoder was installed. I am assuming he ripped out the default motor and lights only decoder and hardwired a Tsunami shrink wrapped decoder.
The original motor, lights decoder comes ready for a 21 pin "Sound Module" according to the Bachmann catalog.
yes the its hardwired in need to try dcc again with default address again but like i said the back light comes on then goes out about 5 seconds later & it will not run even in regular DC mode either :(
Answer this question. Does the DCC controller or DC power pack indicate a short after the tender light goes out?
I have read a few times that the Tsunami you install yourself needs the DC option activated. The CV list will tell you which CV.
humm really ?? i will check that out & get back to you , thanks
thomas81z humm really ?? i will check that out & get back to you , thanks
You did not answer about any short on your controllers so I assuming there is no short.
]DAMN ADD IM sorry i didnt answer that part of the question, the controller ran an f-7 no problem on dcc & my other big boy ran fine on dcc & dc so i think the controllers