Resently purchased used MTH 30-1305 / B&O ps2 2-8-8-2 Mallet. All continuity checked , greased and oiled everything and cleaned wheels. Added it to the DCS remote REV L TIU ( 6.1 ) and 2 seperate Z1000s on Fixed 1 and 2 . It ran well and still does.
However , my PREMIER 20-21240-1 /Santa Fe ps3 F7 doesn't play well with this Mallet. 🤢
When I have the Mallet on the layout wether it is on or shutdown it relegates the F7 to the inactive list and the remote shows it as" no engine on track " and it can't be recovered. Clean wheels , wire connections , continuity checks.... everything looked good on the F7.
When I remove the Mallet from the layout the F7 can be recovered and becomes fully operational. It can then operate perfectly again in the lash up with the 20-21241-1 /F7.
When the Mallet is placed back on the layout ( on or shutdown ) every one of the other 23 live Premier ps3 and RK ps3 and ps 2 locomotives operate with all functions. 🤔 ........but guess who goes back to the inactive list 😭
The Santa Fe lash up is 1 of 4 lash ups on the layout .
I didn't think there would be any crossover between engine signals with the spread in the engines numerical address or road names or proto type differences or that one is a diesel and the other a steamer.
Any ideas ? 🤕
