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Title: F7a loco not responding
Post by: lamarager on August 05, 2017, 12:02:23 PM
My F7a loco has been working fine with my E-Z Command Center.  It now does not respond - not even making sound.  I have turned the controller off & on and no result.
Title: Re: F7a loco not responding
Post by: Flare on August 05, 2017, 12:21:01 PM
Have you checked all the connections for loose wires and shorts?

Do other locomotives respond from the same controller?

Have you tried the F7a with another controller?
Title: Re: F7a loco not responding
Post by: lamarager on August 05, 2017, 01:12:13 PM
I do not have two dcc  locos.  I do have an easy app loco and it runs fine.  So the track connections seem to be fine.  I connected a non dcc controller and the loco light came on however it remained silent (no motor noise).  I reattached the dcc controller and the loco worked for a few feet and then quit working.  All of this makes ne think something in the dcc controller is loose or something in the loco is loose.
Title: Re: F7a loco not responding
Post by: Flare on August 05, 2017, 06:25:36 PM
Perhaps you could test the loco and controller at a local hobby shop?