Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon
QUOTE: Originally posted by jfugate Electro: You also need to try more than one loco. Sounds like there may be something wrong with your Atlas loco and or decoder -- I am speaking in terms of a jumper or decoder setting. Doing a decoder reset might help -- what kind of decoder do you have? If it is an Atlas decoder, those might be pretty wimpy decoders and you may have to do some special gyrations just to set certain CVs. Try another loco and decoder. If both locos act up, then the problem may be your NCE setup. Without another loco to test with, it is hard to tell remotely like this.
QUOTE: Originally posted by electrolove I'm testing out my new NCE Pro Cab. I have my Atlas GP-40 on the track with the 4 function decoder installed from factory. I can turn on the light and also switch directions for the light, front and end. So I have contact with the loco. But when I try to run the loco it will not move. I also hear a little noise comming from the loco. The noise is there all the time, it begins when I turn on my Pro Cab. Must be the decoder that makes that noise. When I move the speed wheel on the NCE the noise will follow the wheel, kind of. Can someone please tell me why the loco doesn't move?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by selector The "noise" from the encoder wheel is not sounding too good. My Digitrax throttle emits no noise...at all...ever... except it beeps when certain inputs are done by me. If two engines behave the same way, the odds suddenly shift to the throtlle being the problem. I hope I am wrong, EL.
QUOTE: The Lenz Atlas decoder should allow you to turn the headlight on/off with F0. These decoders are not the silent running type and have a buzzing to them. The buzzing is much more noticeable at slow speed as you have no motor noise to over come the buzz.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jfugate Electro: Assuming you can't read CVs on the programming track from either of your locomotives, then it sounds like your PowerCab system may have problems. You're using a power adapter, right, to connect the system to a Swedish wall outlet?
Jay
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QUOTE: Originally posted by modelmaker51 Did you move the jumper plug under the dynamic brake hatch. The locos are jumpered for regular DC operation out of the box.
QUOTE: Originally posted by ianalsop Sounds very much like the loco is set for DC running. I've received my new PowerCab this afternoon and have just (very briefly), put a Proto 2000 GP7 that has no decoder onto the track. With that I also get a buzzing noise, so try the jumper switch.
- Mark