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New engine slow to start

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Posted by Sarg8179 on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 6:00 PM

CV29 is 33, the problem has been solved by a reset using CV30

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Posted by Sarg8179 on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 5:57 PM

The reset cured the problem, initally it did reverse the direction. I'm guessing this was an open box item at Caboose Hobbies and it was one of 5 remaining DCC locos that they had, maybe it was not as new as I expected.

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Posted by CSX Robert on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 11:18 AM

What is the value of CV29?  Make sure you don't have it set to use speed tables, because if you do it will not use CV2.

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Posted by rrinker on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 11:03 AM

 Are you reading back to validate that CV is getting set to what you think it is? CV2 at 100 should make the thing jump like a jackrabbit. Unless there is something odd about this decoder where another setting you have is overriding or making it ignore CV2. Try doing a reset (CV30=2) and starting clean.

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New engine slow to start
Posted by Sarg8179 on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:51 PM

New N-Scale Atlas U23B with a AN12A0 decoder will not move in either direction until speed step 50, regardless of CV2s setting. After it starts it is a very good performer at slow and higher speeds. I have tried CV2=2, 20, 30, 40, and 100 regardless of the setting it starts at SS50. I'm using NCE for my DCC control.

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