First off I am not OUT TO GET OR BASH anyone. Just stating what I found is all. Also the people at digitrax were the ones that told me about the problem with soundtrax so if you want to jump on someone for the information then jump on them cause all i did was repeat what they said about soundtrax not working with the super chief. Thank you.
I have tried various ways of doing this including ops mode and other modes etc.
I have downloaded and printed out manuals from digitrax and soundtrax. However it seems that the newer decoders use much more power or need more power. Either way I need a power booster of some sort.
Anyhow, my problem is solved as Shawn has a spare powerpax and is sending it to me free of charge.
Anyhow if nothing else it has opened up some discussion on the situation of DCC and hopefully someone has found it useful. :)
David like I said in the other post where you ripped me apart, ignore me then. Also if you want to prove what you say then why not follow your own advice?
Anyhow I consider this thread over.
Thanks guys for the help you gave.
fsm1000...Anyhow I consider this thread over...
I don't guess you are going to answer my question then. You said repeatedly that you tried ops mode, but you have NOT said if you tried to program a 4 DIGIT ADDRESS in ops mode. You said hopefully someone has found this thread useful. I do not have any Tsunami decoders, but I have considered getting one, and this thread would be more useful if you would answer this question. According to the Tsunami user's guide you can not change the 2 digit address in ops mode if the 2 digit address is enabled. If you tried directly changing to a different 2 digit address, I would not expect it to work; however, if you tried programming a 4 digit address in ops mode, I would expect it to work, but I don't know if this is what you did or not.
That's pretty much true of any decoder in Ops Mode. If it's using the 2 digit address, you cannot change the 2 digit address, only the 4 digit one. And vice-versa.
All this thread has made me want to do it aquire a Tsunami to now satisfy my own curiosity, even though I have no use for one right now.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Sorry I said it in other forums so much I thought it was here too. I did try four digit address as well yes.
rrinker All this thread has made me want to do it aquire a Tsunami to now satisfy my own curiosity, even though I have no use for one right now. --Randy
Wow I am not sure I ever had that much money. Must be nice :)
Stephen, I am pretty sure that Randy meant it rhetorically, and that he has other priorities now that he is launching a new layout project. More a curiosity expressed, and perhaps an acknowledgement that not all decoders are created equal, and that this case is mystifying even to him.
I hope you get the assistance you need. Perhaps someone nearby has a system or a device that will have your problem solved in a matter of minutes, or that you find your own solution.
In the meantime, I don't think there is much more to be served for anyone, including you, by continuing the thread. Locked.
-Crandell