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Hope some one can explain this.
I've been looking at buying the powercab and after playing about with one really liked it.
The problem I've noticed is if you get short for whatever reason the powercab LCD will switch off.
That I can understand, clear the short everything runs as normal, the cab will control the loco.
PROBLEM:- the LCD screen just shows the top line with loads of letters and characters scrolled across it.
The only way to reset this is by removing the transformer from the mains supply waiting a few seconds then plugging it back in.
Sent email to NCE who have said that this is normal???(first reply said it wasn't!)
They have now said connect a car bulb in circuit with the feed wires that goto the track, if there is a short for whatever reason it should stop the transformer shutting down and hence not loose the LCD screen.(car bulb 12VDC but AC to track, is this correct?)
Where abouts would this bulb be wired, and will it work?
I think it maybe the supplied transformer, just can't handle a short circuit.
The instructions do say that a regulated 10-15VDC less than 3amp power supply can be used, the one that is supplied is a US type (13.5Vdc 1.1amp) so I have to use a 2pin adapter plug.
Could be just get a better transformer?
Any thoughts
Ian
I've been looking at buying the powercab and after playing about with one really liked it.
The problem I've noticed is if you get short for whatever reason the powercab LCD will switch off.
That I can understand, clear the short everything runs as normal, the cab will control the loco.
PROBLEM:- the LCD screen just shows the top line with loads of letters and characters scrolled across it.
The only way to reset this is by removing the transformer from the mains supply waiting a few seconds then plugging it back in.
Sent email to NCE who have said that this is normal???(first reply said it wasn't!)
They have now said connect a car bulb in circuit with the feed wires that goto the track, if there is a short for whatever reason it should stop the transformer shutting down and hence not loose the LCD screen.(car bulb 12VDC but AC to track, is this correct?)
Where abouts would this bulb be wired, and will it work?
I think it maybe the supplied transformer, just can't handle a short circuit.
The instructions do say that a regulated 10-15VDC less than 3amp power supply can be used, the one that is supplied is a US type (13.5Vdc 1.1amp) so I have to use a 2pin adapter plug.
Could be just get a better transformer?
Any thoughts
Ian