Changing Locomotive Address's

[Tjsingle]

Hey,

I have one locomotive and it is a atlas B23-7 #2011, and the address is #003, on my NCE powercab, or its just the factory default address, anyways, i want to change the address to the locomotive #2011.

How would i do this?

tjsingle

[Tjsingle]

its a atlas qsi sound decoder, that came standard in the locomotive. Its the sound locomotive

[Randall_Roberts]

David;

I have never heard of "decoders that don't like to be re-addressed on the programming track. Can you give us some examples?

I have heard of newer decoders whose write back current on the programming track is too low to be read by some command stations.  In the case of my Digitrax Zephyr putting a 1k ohm 1/4 watt resistor in parallel with the programming track rails corrects the problem.

Best!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

4.  Digitrax SFX Decoders.

I can attest to that! Two of my DZ125's were an absolute pain in the butt to readdress on the progframming track. I'd set the address, the loco would respond then I put it on the main and it wouldn't come up under the new address, only #3. I finally programmed them on the main and had no further trouble.

[CSX Robert]

When doing OPS mode programming, there is no need to remove the other locos from the main as long as they don't have the same address as the one you are wanting to program. 

You should be able to use the address programming routine of the PowerCab instead of going through the trouble of using the CV calculator if you turn off the verbal response(If you don't turn off verbal response, the decoder will be responding while the PowerCab is trying to write additional CV's).

[jktrains]

TJ,

Changin an address on your NCE PowerCab is very, very easy.  Get out your manual and follow the step by step instructions.

First, remove all other lcoos from your layout.  Then throw the PowerCab (PC) in to "Use Programming Track" mode.  This will automatically switch the PC into programming mode.  Follow the menu on the display.  it will walk you through each step and prompt you for responses.  Don;t forget to activate the long address.

If this fails to do the trick, use "Program on the Main" to change the address.  Again, the PC will walk you through, and so will the manual.

[Trynn_Allen2]

When doing OPS mode programming, there is no need to remove the other locos from the main as long as they don't have the same address as the one you are wanting to program. 

Sometimes. Depends on the day of the week or the stars are in the right alignment.  Ops mode programming is best done WITHOUT the other engines on the track.  We have used Ops mode several times and in a couple of instances have had to reprogram other engines because they have been reprogrammed to the same address.  I know I have done it once and now remove the other engines.

There does seem to be a trend to the Ops mode problems.  It does like to grab the higher end sound stuff.  It ignored two Bachmann's with no FX and grabbed both of the QSI's.  SOP for our club now is to pull all of the other engines or put them on spurs that the power can be turned off and then program.