Hello, I have not used my Dynamis controller for a few months, and now I find that it seems to have lost its memory of my locomotives.  It only has "locomotive 3" on the screen, and I cannot choose any other loco address.

Do I have to start again?

Many thanks for any advice.

Derek

Hello,  Has anyone installed a headlight into a dummy F7 loco?  I have heard about lights for carriages that work off internal batteries rather than from the track power supply, and I wonder if there is something similar for loco headlights.

Many thanks in advance,

Derek

Hello,  I have also just bought and installed a Bachmann turntable, which I am really enjoying.
I have left the factory-fitted decoder in it and am using the supplied switch to move the turntable.
My layout is DCC.
However, I notice that, when the turntable is turning, and is between the in/out tracks, there is no power to the turntable track, so the lights and sound on the loco go off until it reaches the next in/out track.
Is it designed like this?
Would it be different if I put a DCC decoder into it?

Many thanks,

Derek

Hello,  I have taken the plunge into Dynamis, and I am slowing getting used to it.  I have come unstuck changing the address of one of my locos.  It was at address 7 and I tried to change it to address 8, but now I have loc 0009 on my screen while it still shows locomotive 7, and the unit does not move.

Is there anyway I can recover my position?  How do I know what address it is now?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Derek
New Zealand.

Hello,  I have installed a Model Rectifier Corporation sound decoder into my Bachmann HO GP38-2 loco.  The sound is great, but the movement is very jerky, and very draining on the throttle.

Do you have any suggestions on what the problem might be?

Also, the lights need function 0 to work, but my Bachmann controller starts at function 1.

This is my first step into sound decoders, so any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Hello, I'm finding that the headlights on the non-powered end of my Acela train are doing their own thing!  They do not change from head light to tail light anymore when I change the direction.  They change at random.  The motor end is okay.  What causes this?

Thanks,

Derek, New Zealand

Hello,

That was an interesting discussion about the wheel sounds from the Acela cars... I've noticed it too, but just left it as is.

The problem I have is that the lights in one of the carriages (cars) have started to flicker very badly, while the lights in the other cars remain solidly on. 
What causes this, and is it easy to fix?

Cheers from New Zealand.

Hello,  I understand that I can fit a sound card and speaker into my Class 108 3 car DMU (Model 32-910), a British design from the Bachmann Branchline series.
Has anyone else done this?  If so, is it a nice enhancement to the model?

Does the sound card replace the DCC chip, or is it extra?

Many thanks for any comments.

Derek in New Zealand.

One of the turnouts on a signle crossover has stopped working when I use the remote switch.  It is completely dead.  All  the wiring is still in place, and the switch works fine on other turnouts.

What could have gone wrong?  Has this happened before?  Is it an easy fix?

Thanks for any help out there.

Are there turnouts with the curves at 22" radius, please?

If so, what are the product numbers (with the grey roadbed).

Cheers,

Derek

New Zealand

My DCC controlled crossover points (turnouts) are faulty and will not work under DCC control, so I would like to use point motors to move the points.

Has anyone else done this, and if so, what motors are the best to use?

Cheers from New Zealand.

I am developing my layout, and need to install a double cross-over.
My track is all Bachmann with grey roadbed.
I don't think that Bachmann make a double cross-over, so I would like advice on which other brand of double crossover is the most combatible with Bachmann, please.

Many thanks.

I've bought a set of DCC cross-over points, but my problem is that, while the points return to both being straight by DCC control, only one point goes to diverge, while the other one stays straight.

Is there a solution to this, please?

Many thanks, Derek, New Zealand.

Hello,  I am new to DCC control.  I've bought an Acela set, and a Bachmann DCC controller.  What other functions are available (such as horn), and what add-on do I need to activate them?

Also, how long is it safe to leave an analogue loco sitting on DCC-powered track?

Thank you.