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Title: Slow it down
Post by: Geeraider on June 04, 2020, 12:20:17 PM
I have apartment Norfolk Southern SD40 soon as I program my address into it and like to test it out soon as I went to speed step on it was like on speed step 20 what went wrong and how do I fix
Title: Re: Slow it down
Post by: rich1998 on June 04, 2020, 02:36:48 PM
Usually the first thing to do when a decoder seems wonky is to do a reset. CV8, enter 8 and recycle track power. After a few seconds the lights should flash sixteen times for a successful reset and the loco run on address 3.
See if that clears the speed issue.

Rich
Title: Re: Slow it down
Post by: WoundedBear on June 04, 2020, 03:19:54 PM
Read this for some ideas.

https://tonystrains.com/news/why-decoders-run-away-or-reset/ (https://tonystrains.com/news/why-decoders-run-away-or-reset/)

Sid