All,
I just installed an ERR AC Commander and I need info about the functionality of the cab light when feature code 6 is set.
My question is: Is the cab light supposed to turn off when the loco is switched to the reverse direction? The ERR installation manual calls out feature code 6 as a cab/marker lighting control. As it functions currently, it is appropriate for marker lights (on/off with change in direction). Why use it as a cab light when it turns off in reverse? The output is already controlled by Aux 8 & 9. I figure if the operator wants it on, they should have the option to keep it on and not turn off when reversing direction. Or, when used in a GG1, the cab light should stay illuminated in either direction unless toggled off with the Aux buttons.
This AC Commander was installed in a PW F3 and I was planning on adding a 4 wire tether between the two A units which will allow directional headlights, couplers, and cab lights. Well, I don’t think I’m going to use it this way now because the cab light won’t stay lit in the trailing A unit if I switch directions. Is there a different feature code that will keep the cab light output on unless Aux 8 & 9 are used? Is it possible to use the feature code for a smoke unit but wire the output for the cab light? Any ideas?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Dan
