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Athearn Big Boy won't run

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Athearn Big Boy won't run
Posted by tuilockie on Friday, November 5, 2021 9:43 PM

Hi all I bought an Athearn Big Boy with the Tsunami decoder in it. Anyway I cannot get it to move in either DC or DCC. It makes sounds in both modes but no movement.  Anybody got any idea about what I am doing wrong here? I am rather annoyed as I have saved up for months to get this locomotive. My other locomotives work fine in DC and DCC.

A few months ago I bought one and had the same issue. I returned it to the seller and it turned out the decoder was bad. 

 

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Posted by snjroy on Friday, November 5, 2021 9:50 PM

Try resetting the decoder as a first step. 

Simon

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Posted by tuilockie on Friday, November 5, 2021 9:57 PM

I tried that. Still not working. In DC mode that tender light flashes several times before going out when I try to start it.

EDIT: I got it going. Don't know what I did but she's going now. Thanks Simon for taking the time to respond and offering your suggestion.

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Posted by snjroy on Saturday, November 6, 2021 11:27 PM

Hey I'm glad it worked out.

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Sunday, November 7, 2021 2:06 PM

Sometimes a little fiddling can fix the issue. :)

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