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John,I have found in the past that some engines will not tolerate a rise and some not a dip in the rails. It isn't uncommon were road bed pieces are joined. The other thing that is not uncommon is

John, You don't mention it so I have to ask ... have you determined if the problem is an Open or a Short? P2K locos are notorious for 2 problems. 1) Split axle gears - will usually "thump, thump,

JT, I don’t know if your issue could be related to what I am experiencing. I have a Walthers PA-1 that has developed a left side wiper problem on the front truck and depending on how the wheels bias

JT, it is indeed a puzzle. if the headlight also blinks when the loco hesitates or stalls the problem is definitely a loss of rail power getting to the decoder. Make sure you have continuity from both

John Two thoughts on this. 1) I have a p2K SW8 that was giving me fits with stop-start issues.? Turned out one lead from one truck was broken, so it was running on only one truck's connections on the

Beating bad/warped wheel to wiper contact or a weird bit of junk in there. Andrew Wood Australia Sent from Andrew's iPhone

I have to apologize cause this is a bit long, but here goes. So, here is my multi attempt frustration. I just recently purchased a used Proto 2000 GP30 DC locomotive. Nothing wrong with it running. It

Ryan, I tested Engine Driver to find that I am mistaken. It does not take a response from JMRI to show turnout positions. John Bauchiero

Ryan, I don’t have a pro cab only a power cab but from my experience with NCE the cab controller only sends commands to the Walters machine. There isn’t any confirmation response to the cab, the

I am using Walthers switch machine's 942-101 with fascia control and DCC. From the Procab-R of my NCE PowerPro system i have no trouble throwing the switches either direction. The switches also

Alan, 18 gauge should be fine to operate the Peco motors.? Even 20 would probably be okay. Allan Gartner

I am going to be using Cobalt ADS -SX accessory decoders with my Peco twistlok point motors.? What would be the recommended size wire to use in connecting the two units?? My initial thought was

Hi all and thanks for the responses. Based on this I think that I have a better understanding of the turnout issue and my existing layout. I would never attempt to mix DC with DCC as this was not my

Charles, you have good start for a DC to DCC conversion. Code 83 Atlas turnouts do generally have a dead frog with sometimes marginal point rail connections. Barely noticeable unless you run DC trains

Hi Charles, Your layout sounds like it is in pretty good shape.? If you have some stalling, you may have trouble with sound locomotives.? Upon power interruption, your sound locomotives may cut out

Charles, convert a couple of your locos to DCC; buy your DCC system of choice; remove your DC transformer; install your new DCC system and have fun running your trains! Please don’t attempt to mix

Hi. As noted above, I am considering converting some of my locomotives to DCC. I have an existing layout where the track is already painted and ballasted and am concerned about whether the turnouts

Re- bypassing a circuit breaker... Remove the 2 wires from the OUTPUT/TRACK side of the breaker and connect them to the power Input wires of the breaker. Be sure to get the polarity correct to avoid

Don and to All, That is the exact problem that I am having. The locomotives travel through the leg of the wye and enter the #6 turnout and set the buzzer off then proceed to the mainline. When then

William, Check the trip current settings (jumpers).? If different change them to the same, if same change one to less than the other.? This sounds like one of the breakers is seeing the boundary