Hello,

In the mean time I tried my Bachmann K-27 with my new Digitrax DCC system. I can get the locomotive to run in DCC; I can turn the various lights on and off and I can program CVs. So the decoder works in principle. However, I do not get any sound. I installed a 3'' speaker from Soundtraxx. I cheked the voltage when the locomotive is on. I cannot detect any voltage on the Pins which lead to the speaker. So I do not think that the speaker is the problem. I also tried to program the CVs which turn the sound on and off at start up as described in the manual. The programming seems to work but it has no effect on the sound. Has anyone had a similar problem? I am not sure if I missed anything or if the decoder has a problem.

Best regards

Krinor

Hi,

I recently bought a Bachman K27. I tested it with DC and the Dummy PC board installed. In this mode the engine runs fine, changes direction, head lights, marker light and cabin lights work. Only the smoke unit does not work (smoke set to smoke DC on, fan under smoke stack does not run, no smoke).

I now installed a Quantum Titan DCC Sound Decoder and tried to run it in DC mode. The lights work, the fire box flicker and the smoke unit are working fine (I can also hear the fan). However the engine does not move and I do not hear any sounds. The Quantum Titan should also work in DC (with limited functionality).

I have to say that I currently only have an old DC transformer which generates 17 V 7VAC maximum. This transformer works if I run the engine with the Dummy PC board installed. Is the transformer output too low for the engine to run with a Quantum Titan or is this a faulty decoder?

Best regards

Krinor

Hello!

I run MTH engines on my DCC system with your Easy Command DCC controller. The engines work fine, but I cannot change the locomotive address using the Easy Command controller. I follow the desribed programming steps to change the address which works fine with my Bachmann engines, but not with the MTH engines. The always stay on address 3.

Are there any special steps I need to follow?

Best regards

Krinor62

Hello!

How do I reset the decoder to its factory settings using the EZ command DCC system? I have a Bachmann 2-10-2 DCC locomotive with DCC and sound.

Best regards

Krinor62

Hi,

I recently bought a Bachmann 2-10-2 steam locomotive with Sound and DCC, article number 83801. After some intital problems with derailing on 18 inch curves the locomotive runs fine with one remaining problem:

Every second or third round on my layout the lcocomotive loses power and stops. It can be reactivated by pressing the stop botton twice on my EZ commond console. I checked power to all segments of the track, power is there. If I switch my layout to DC mode the locomotive runs fine without any loss of power. The problem only occurs in DCC mode mostly in 18 inch curves but also on straights and when it is just sitting on a stright piece of track.

I use Atlas code 100 nickel track.

Any recommendations on how to fix the problem?

Best regards

krinor62