QUOTE (Kauri @ 24 Sep 2008, 17:59)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks Nick for putting me in the correct forum. Thanks for Zimil and Richard for your assistance.
Zimil the Blueline selection by Broadway are excellent value for your money, really good detail and the diesels have plenty of weight and excellent pulling power. I have a few but have not chipped one yet. One was left to me for chipping by a friend and now I am looking for assistance. The chip I am using is a Bachmann EZCommand 3 function decoder. All I want to do is change the address in the sound chip to match the DCC chip (71).
However when I install the chip and put it on the programming track only the DCC chip changes address, as Richard has stated already. I changed the DCC chip to address 3 and tried in Ops mode on the mainline. As I use a Lenz 100 the only function that cannot be changed in Ops are CV1, 17 and 18 which are the address.
So I Programmed the DCC chip separately, but I have failed to program the sound chip. I have tried it on the programming track with the top board fitted and it removed but no joy.
*** Its a curse for lenz owners that it can't change address in ops mode - its a really useful feature when its implemented and there's no way other loco's get programmed as the controller first asks "which loco do you want to programme..."
For the Lenz 100, try adding a 100 ohm resistor to one lead to the programming track - this usually helps.
Remove the motor decoder and don't worry about the chip reading back. Just go through the correct sequence for programming track changes to the address you want.
Now install the drive decoder which will programme fine in place (or if U prefer programme then install)
Keep it up - it CAN be done.
If you need more tips, there are programming instuction cheat sheets on the BLI website
Richard