ho dcc/sound climax won't move on dc track

[ewing railroad]

the engine runs perfect in dcc mode, but will only make idling sounds on a dc track,using a tect II transformer, which works fine for any dc engine. won't do anything at any throttle setting. any ideas?

[Gearedenginefreak]

Cv29 in the decoder has a bit in it that controls whether the decoder will operate on dc or not. Chances are, that bit is set not to allow dc operation.
If you have access to a dcc system that will let you setup cv29, that is the first thing I would look at.
You can Google cv29 calculator to find out what all the bits do if you do not already have that knowledge.

Tom Wilson

[rich1998]

Good chance if you bought the loco used, the CV was disabled.
Another possibility is the decoder needs to be reset. You need a DCC system to do this.

Rich

[ewing railroad]

thanks for the replies, changing cv29 to value 6 did the trick,thanks again.

[Gearedenginefreak]

Cool! Glad it worked.
Thanks for reporting back!

Tom Wilson

[rich1998]

thanks for the replies, changing cv29 to value 6 did the trick,thanks again.

You must know now you have to turn the pack up a little higher than with a DC only loco.

Rich