Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Phil, Don't forget to also check all of the gaps - the ones you want/plan to have. If one of those has closed up ... most of the way but not all the way ... that can cause a short/intermittent
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Jim Betz
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#13031
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Not yet, but I'm planning to. Dealing with an aging dog who has been an extraordinary companion.
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Phil T. <affirmtraining@...>
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#13030
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Hi Phil, Have you tried any of the things Marcus Ammann suggested? Allan
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Allan AE2V
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#13029
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Once you get going CCW around the main loop there is no way to change the direction to go CW without backing up. Is that what you want? DonV
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Don Vollrath
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#13028
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 3:28 PM wirefordcc <bigboy@...> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > I'm still perplexed by your problem. *Me too!* Since you have your Power > Cab displaying track current, what
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Phil T. <affirmtraining@...>
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#13027
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Hi Phil You said NCE returned the PowerCab saying it is working normally. You said you tested the PowerCab on a circle of track and you can run locos. You said you do the ¡°Coin Test¡± and the
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Marcus Ammann
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#13026
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Re: New DCS52
73's?KE5ABF
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Perry Pollino
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#13025
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Re: New DCS52
I also have a SPROG system. It is setup to do either and HO or N Scale Engine. Track is long enough to check running and sound. JoAnnAB8YZ
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JoAnn Donaldson
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#13024
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Hi Phil, I'm still perplexed by your problem.? Since you have your Power Cab displaying track current, what is the last reading you see before the system resets? Are you maybe using a wall
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Allan AE2V
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#13023
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
Thanks. I do have a Power Cab, and I have repeated tried five or six different locomotives by themselves, with no other locos or cars on the tracks. Thank you all for your help! Phil
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Phil T. <affirmtraining@...>
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#13022
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Re: DCC system resets when accelerating locomotives
First, you talk about ¡°heavy¡± resistance. Do you mean high resistance? *Yes.* If so, what reading did you get? *I'm not sure. Looked like 2.1 but I'm not sure how to read the meter.* If the
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Phil T. <affirmtraining@...>
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#13021
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Hi Folks... A late contribution/suggestion: if I were doing it, I would remove the three turnouts on the red track starting above the word Westfield and moving to the northeast. That also removes the
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Tom O'Hara
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#13020
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Nick, I -still- don't see it (a train that reverses direction and goes forward at all times). Even trying to follow others explanations. Would you please do this for me/us?? Add several "letters" to
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Jim Betz
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#13019
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Re: New DCS52
I agree with Jim. The Power Cab is worth every penny. The boosters may cost more, but the PC is able to program anything I have been to throw at it, Even a couple of Large Scale Engines. There are
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Wil Davis
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#13018
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Jim, If the drawing is accurate then there is a rail phasing problem but not where Nick thinks it is. The layout can easily be divided into three power districts. In my opinion power district #1
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Al Silverstein
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#13017
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Thank you all for your feedback so far.? Jim, the entire "purple" section in the original file allowed a train to exit the yard going right-to-left and re-enter the same yard left-to-right.? To get
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Nick Ostrosky
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#13016
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Jim, "A reversing situation is a path where a train, moving in the forward direction only - can change directions across the same track." That's one of two. The other is a reversal triangle or wye.
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whmvd
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#13015
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Re: Seeking reversing section input
Nick, I don't see a "reversing section".? A reversing situation is a path where a train, moving in the forward direction only - can change directions across the same track.? I see how trains on your
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Jim Betz
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#13014
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Re: New DCS52
I use a DCS150 for my main tracks. I use a Digitrax PR3 to program my locos. I have a dedicated programming track which I can switch between LocoNet and the PR3. JoAnn Donaldson
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JoAnn Donaldson
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#13013
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Re: New DCS52
Hi, I used a PowerPax several years ago. It died after 2 years, I then purchased a Soundtraxx PTB100 to replace it & it's been working fine for years!! Jay
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Jay <jayfmn@...>
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#13012
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