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Title: 44 tonner decoder info
Post by: fritzandotto on June 19, 2009, 10:28:26 AM
Is there a manual or fact sheet for the 44 tonner decoder other than the sheet supplied with the loco? 
Title: Re: 44 tonner decoder info
Post by: john_apw on June 22, 2009, 04:41:24 PM
I called both Bachmann and Lenz in order to track down a decoder sheet that details the CVs. While I did get help over the phone, it's not the same as a printed sheet, which would be easy enough to include with the loco...

The decoder is a 4.4 XF or a 4.5 XF, similar to a Lenz Value Line.

It compares with the old LE1000. It does NOT have CV05 (top speed), or CV06 (mid). Also, it does not have a speed table.

Stealing from the LE1000 sheet, this decoder probably has:
CV01 (short loco addr) 1-99 [3]
CV02 (start) 1-31 [10]
CV03 (accel) 1-255 [1]
CV04 (decel) 1-255 [1]
CV05 (CONTAINS ONLY A MIRROR OF CV29) 0-39 [6]
CV07 (decoder version)
CV08 (MfgrID) NOTE this is NOT a Lenz ID; This CV serves another purpose: reset.
CV08 (reset) Writing a value of 8 into CV08 (MfgrID) resets all CVs to factory defaults
CV17 (high byte of long address) 192-231
Title: Re: 44 tonner decoder info
Post by: fritzandotto on June 22, 2009, 05:04:50 PM
Thanx for the info & for doing the legwork!