... Now allways plug your PR3 into the SAME USB PORT. Do not plug it in to any other port. Marc N Fournier Quebec...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 3:53 pm
Digitrax SDH164D...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 3:59 pm
My guess is overload or short. Remove decoder and attache command station to decoder using small wire and alligator clips or similar. try a reset while in this...
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Clay
eclaysmith
May 20, 2013 4:26 pm
Hi David, I've just tried resetting the Loconet ID with my DT402 and I'm not sure it had any effect. I believe the manual says use a 402R throttle and I don't...
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Ross Kudlick
cnjross2000
May 20, 2013 4:43 pm
Clay, A DT402 can be used to change the LocoNet ID, as can a DT100; DT300 or DT400. Regards, Ross Kudlick ... From: Digitrax@yahoogroups.com...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 5:01 pm
How do I set these? The instructions in the decoder manual and what I am seeing on Sound Loader do not make sense. I am using Bachmann EZ command controller...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 5:03 pm
Apart PECO, I have to say all current production turnouts will be "DCC" friendly or DCC compatible (for lack of a bettre term) and that several store...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 5:24 pm
... Set CV133 to 125 and CV134 to 40. This will give a frequency that is close to drivers 4 per cycle chuff without needing a hardware timing cam. CV133 and...
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scanner_49509
May 20, 2013 5:39 pm
Don, I would be really interested in seeing this. I tried to re-install the decoder over the weekend, and yes when it has the components facing down the...
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James McMahon
hotrains...
May 20, 2013 6:25 pm
Thanks Jim for your best practices. Â Jim ________________________________ From: jimbetz <jimbetz@...> To: Digitrax@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 6:33 pm
Ok, But how do I change the CV,s with the Sound loader software and PR3? I do not use a Digitrax controler....
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 6:44 pm
Ok, But how do I change the CV,s with the Sound loader software and PR3? I do not use a Digitrax controler. The CV Edit window gives me three coloms; CV...
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Nigel Cliffe
ncliffe2001
May 20, 2013 6:58 pm
There's a menu labelled "CV Editor" in the Sound Loader software, try that. Or, you could install JMRI on your computer, configure that to talk to the PR3 and...
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George Briscoe
georgebriscoe10
May 20, 2013 7:10 pm
Hi Tad, When I did my 2 C420's I put a bit of solder on the frame contact pads on the decoder. Not difficult and if you put on a little too much you can file...
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Daniel Brewer
danbrewer.nmra
May 20, 2013 7:55 pm
Hi Marc, Thanks for the tips. I recd a note from Digitrax that was, well, less insightful. They said it sounded like a bad decoder. Â Regards, Dan Brewer ...
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andrew
oztitanic101
May 20, 2013 8:08 pm
hi all Being new to DCC, the only friendly points/crossings are, one they come with feeder wires attached, like the Peco SL-E393F crossing. The crossing is the...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 8:38 pm
So I should get 4 chuffs for one wheel rotation, is that right? I have set CV133 to 127. Sadly it is not load sensitive so with a heavy train I have lots of...
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MeanGene
meangenenavy
May 20, 2013 8:57 pm
John, One of the laptops I use for JMRI has a Bluetooth adapter built-in, which hogs a bunch of COM assignments. Since I don't use it, but can not turn it...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 9:12 pm
Thanks Gene. Unfortunately I cannot delete the COM,s as it says they are in use!! So the PR3 shares COM5 with a Vodaphone mobile internet thing that I never...
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cact25
May 20, 2013 9:15 pm
This is also true for the LocoBuffer as well. Jim In a message dated 5/20/2013 11:58:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Digitrax@yahoogroups.com writes: Now...
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tiddles4x4
May 20, 2013 9:22 pm
Have set CV134 to 30 and that seems to give a reasonable sound. Now to play with the acceleration as it is very slow to start and has lost a lot of top speed...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 9:30 pm
Jim, The Locobuffer-USB has a valid serial number burnt in to it and as such the com port assigned to it will remain fixed no mattre what USB port you plug it...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 9:54 pm
John. You can delete com ports assignements if you do not have the device. You can do it in the Windows USB device management (not fun) or use a tool. Such a...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 10:02 pm
This is how you go about it; experiment. If the bottom falls out, simply reset the decoder to defaults and start over. You can not do terminal damage. The...
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foum58
May 20, 2013 10:12 pm
In Soundloader you go to the CV Editor tool and open the app. Now put a check mark in the CV you want to read/change and hit the "read checked" button. Now...
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ken neufeld
ktneuf
May 20, 2013 10:33 pm
I have a DCS200, a DT400R and a UT4R. Doesn't always happen but sometimes the throttle speed will reset to 0 and the loco will stop. Yesterday I had a similar...
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John Burkhardt
johnb1us
May 20, 2013 10:45 pm
Ken, The address is active in 2 slots in your DCS200, most likely because it was not dispatched at an earlier use and now selected again on the current ...
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leedabsme74
May 20, 2013 11:09 pm
Clay, you have added some additional information that muddies things a little. The UR92 and the UR91 sometimes don't play well together. Digitrax has offered...
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spano_snu
May 20, 2013 11:25 pm
Just a point of fact. The thermal coefficient of linear expansion for nickel silver is about 9 times ten to the minus 6 per degree F change, or 9 divide by a...
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padams2420
12:51 am
Good day, All!! Having trouble getting my 402D throttle to enter programming mode. Freshly charged 9 volt batteries, programming booster and separate...