I recently installed an ERR Cruise Commander in a Williams FA-1. I wired it correctly and even had an experienced installer go over it. I experienced this problem described in another thread:
"All works perfectly! EXCEPT, when I hook up the Railsounds Commander it works great and sounds great for about 30 seconds then it becomes unresponsive to Cab1 commands. It either stops or moves slowly and the engine sounds are still on but no horn, bell, cab chatter, just engine revving. The only way to stop it is to cut the power. Then when I apply power again everything works, for about 30 seconds then unresponsive again."
I've had the board replaced twice, the R4LC replaced three times, still the same problem.
I have an original Cab1 and base connected to a DCS TIU with a PowerHouse 135 connected to a variable channel on the TIU with a DCS WiFi unit. All my TMCC engines work just fine with this setup except for the ERR FA-1. The installer said he has DCS on his TMCC layout and the engine ran with no problems.
As a troubleshooting test, I disconnected everything, connected a CW-80 directly to the track with the TMCC command base connected directly to the track also. The engine ran perfectly. But I want to add DCS back into the system. I moved the PowerMaster to a fixed channel on the TIU, same problem. I had the TIU sitting on top of the PowerHouse and a Z750 (for TIU power). Now, I moved the PowerHouse and Z750 away from the TIU and the engine worked a little better.
Next, since it worked with the CW-80 connected directly to the track I thought I'd go back to my original setup from years ago and connect the PowerHouse to my TPC400 then to fixed output of the TIU then to track (passive mode) with TMCC Command Base also connected directly to the track. The FA-1 works great!
Also on another note, there's TIU in active mode vs passive mode. After running TMCC engines with the DCS app I find it easier and better to use my Cab1. The Cab1 and TPC400 run conventional engines better particularly in slow speed because the DCS app goes from 0 straight to 5 with nothing in between but the Cab1 has smooth operation from 0 on up. I also prefer running TMCC engines using Cab1 over DCS app.
After all that, if you're still reading this saga, has anyone had problems with TMCC and DCS especially with an ERR Cruise Commander? And does anyone have the same experience with conventional and TMCC operations with the DCS app vs Cab1?
