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QUOTE: Originally posted by n2mopac Ok, here is an update. When I went back to it last night the headlights did not come on, but they flash on every time I put the loco on the track or wiggle it a little. At one point as I playet with it it took off and ran forward about 2 feet. I stopped it, reversed it, it ran back a couple of feet, then stopped and did the same thing. Acts like a bad electrical connection to me, but for the life of me I cannot figure out where. I cleaned all of the pickups. Suggestions? Ron
QUOTE: Originally posted by n2mopac ..... it took off and ran forward about 2 feet. I stopped it, reversed it, it ran back a couple of feet, then stopped and did the same thing. Ron
QUOTE: Originally posted by Bill54 jflessne has a good point. Clean the track and wheels and give that a try. If it still acts up, check the wires anywhere they are exposed to movement. I've had wires break inside the insulation and you can't tell it by looking at the wire. If it's possible flex each wire every 1/4 inch. If you find a space that bends too easily or is flat when bent then you may have found the broken area. Bill
QUOTE: Originally posted by gsetter QUOTE: Originally posted by n2mopac ..... it took off and ran forward about 2 feet. I stopped it, reversed it, it ran back a couple of feet, then stopped and did the same thing. Ron Ron, do you mean it ran forward until you stopped it or it ran forward and stopped on its own? If doesn't turn out to be dirt on the track and wheels (most likely), check the power to the rails. You wouldn't by any chance have a playful kitten in the house that likes to chew on or bat around wires do you?
- Mark
QUOTE: Originally posted by jsoderq I am not n scale but I know there is an issue with the wrong speed step with some decoders. Can't remember , but if the base is set to the wrong speed step, the light comes on but the loco won't move.
QUOTE: Originally posted by n2mopac I was testing some newly layed track last night with an Atlas GP40-2 with a digitrax decoder (N scale) that I have had on hand and run quite a bit over the past year with no problems. Last night things were going great when suddenly the loco stopped and the rear headlight came on (I had been running forward) and I could get no response from the locomotive. My system is MRC's Prodigy Advance. I'm pour over the literature, but perhaps you can help me out. Did I blow this decoder or is this some issue that can be solved short of sending the decoder to Digitrax repair? Ron