Hello,
I own a pair of Athearn Genesis units, an ES44AC (5804) and an SD70ACe (9388), both BNSF. They have Tsunami decoders. For a couple years, both ran better than the prototype. However, after accidentally running through a switch during an operating session, they began to misbehave. (after this I learned my lesson about momentum!) Some days they act normally. Here are some of the issues I encounter, some overlap:
Engines seem to act as if they are on DC (preset horn signals, etc).
Stalling randomly, sometimes one unit and sometimes both.
Headlights flicker at the same time as they momentarily stop.
Idle normally, but short once I open the throttle.
Temporary loss of control (including in a yard, this causes derailments).
They act normally on test tracks. Only changes are momentum (now back to zero), speed matching, horn, and bell. I did factory resets several times. Any way to fix these problems without changing the decoder?
Thanks,
Victoria Cyunczyk
Try a decoder reset.
Mike.
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mbinsewi Try a decoder reset. Mike.
Is this separate from a factory reset?
Resetting the decoder will put it back to factory settings. After you do that, change CV's to disable analog and only run in DCC. I don't have my manual within arms reach, so I can't tell you exactly which one(s).
Terry
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The same, resetting a decoder sets it back to it's original defaults, and settings.