[upnick]

Hi All,

After trying a loco tonight using NCE procab on the prog track before running i went to the programme screen and pressed 1 as usual and waited i got the manufacturer number back as 255, then the decoder version 255, the decoder is a TCS M1 usual readings are manufacturer 153 & decoder version 46 I looked on the NMRA DCC Manufacturer ID Numbers table and no manufacturer uses number 255

is there an explination for this strange readback.

I place it on the main track and it ran fine on its address 763 i wanted to change the address so back to the programme track i entered CV 30 bit 2 and now all it will run on is the factory 03 address and wont respond to readdressing though it reads the CV's ok.

Also is there a chart for decoder version numbers as it would be useful, i have included DCC Manufacturer ID Numbers table here for anyone who might need it for future reference.

DCC Manufactueres ID numbers table

Best Regards.

 

[upnick]

Hi thanks for the information Richard, i placed some weight on the chassis with my finger and it read fine .....cleaned the wheels and contacts running the length of the chassis especially where they contact the truck and very slightly bent the contacts down to ensure they touched the truck pick ups and tested again bit of a wait as usual but a readback of 153/46 immediatley.

Readdressed the loco to 763 now and all is well thank you

It did show locos with contacts running either side of the chassis are easier to sort and find the source of the problem.

 

[upnick]

QUOTE (zmil @ 18 Sep 2008, 01:20) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I fixed it by using a different system (Lenz) to do the reset and it took a couple of attempts

Hi Zmil,

I dont have the luxury to test on another system thank you for the tip though i'll keep it in mind for the future, see round here nobody seems to do DCC and so i cant get help locally, their loss not using DCC