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Digitrax throttle issues

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  • From: Reading, PA
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Posted by rrinker on Monday, September 30, 2019 8:33 PM

 Do you have WORKING power supplies connected to the UR92's? They will NOT work with just a Loconet cable, or work reliably with doownstream power, you need a PS14 or similar plugged in to EVERY UR92.

 There can be issues with the LNWI - this was a recent thread on the Digitrax group on Groups.io, and the solution was posted there. That is likely the issue, the throottles are trying to connect to the LNWI instead of the UR92. There is a setup process when you have both devices to make them each talk to the approriate devices - so actual throttles only connect to the UR92, and WiThrottle/Engine Driver apps connect to the LNWI.

                                --Randy

 


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Posted by jrbernier on Monday, September 30, 2019 7:44 PM

  Are the batteries in the throttles all charged up?  Low battery voltage can cause erratic operation.

  Have tested by removing the new device from the LocoNet?

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Digitrax throttle issues
Posted by drgwcs on Monday, September 30, 2019 4:40 PM

We are having an erratic issue with a few of our duplex rf throttles at the club (I will need to check the specific models tonight) They are only operating when plugged in and will only work of radio erraticly. The ones that we are having issues flash up Lnserver when started up- not all throttles will do this- only the ones we are having issues with. I can not seem to find any listing for this "error" message. We were having some issues before occasionally however they seemed to have gotten worse when we added a LNWI- can this cause issues with the radios?

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