FA-2 "A" unit DCC CV settings

Started by bbw, March 18, 2026, 05:26:10 PM

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bbw

I am trying to sync the "A" & "B" FA units and I need to match the settings on the DCC modules in each loco.  The "A" unit is sound and has the long board DCC controller, the "B" unit has the smaller little square DCC module. I have the DCC listings for the "B" unit and the literature that came with the "A" only lists F0 - F8.  I need the other CV settings to sync the "A" & "B" units as close together as possible.
They fight each other now, the "A" dragging the "B" until its' module catches up and almost matches speed with the "A" but will "drag" its' wheels at times slowing down the trains and squealing the wheels as it does.

Can you tell me where I can find the whole CV table for the FA 2 "A" unit with sound?

Thanks!
Bill

jward

I have found the non sound Bachmann decoders do not support CV5 and CV6, the max  and mid voltage settings. But you should be able to adjust those on your FA2. I can't give you any specific values to enter. What I do to speed match is to time each locomotive over a fixed course, then adjust one  of the locomotives to match the other by comparing the times. For example, if at top speed A takes 10 seconds but B takes 12, I'd start by lowering the value of CV5 by 20 percent. That would get you close, and you can make further small adjustments from there. Once you have CV5 done, do the same with CV6 after running both locomotives at half speed over the course. My course is a 6 foot section of track which corresponds to 1/10 of a mile in HO scale, making it easy to estimate the scale mph the locomotives are running.
Jeffery S Ward Sr
Pittsburgh, PA