At a fellow 3-railer's layout we were working with lash-ups on 4.30 and have the problem of all the sounds cutting out, running quiet for a while, then the sound cuts back in ... and out ...
This happened with two different lash-ups and we're wondering if this is a known problem, or if someone else had it and found a solution? Thanks!
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Did an experiment with a Proto 3.0 Genset and a Proto 2.0 GP-30 and noticed it when I started them up and let them iddle. My 2 RK SD70ACes won't lash up correctly most of the time so I had to stop running lash ups. Oh this is at the Sd3r layout that is in the basement.
Wasn't 4.3 supposed to fix the lash-up problems?
Charging up the Coal Turbine to see if it happens on this layout (which was converted with two master units instead of master/slave - technicians decision, not mine ... :-(
Clickity clack feature might be a cause . Turn it off . We know version 4.3 has a bug that causes the headlight to go out when smoke is turned on. (not always but every now &then.) I can't remember if the sound goes as well. don't think so.
Charging up the Coal Turbine to see if it happens on this layout (which was converted with two master units instead of master/slave - technicians decision, not mine ... :-(
I guess you have to run it as a lash-up?? another option might be give the units the same ID.
AFAIK, this is not a DCS bug,
Lash up thats a S&M thing using rope right?
On a serious note. After you create the Mu/Consists /Lash up you need to go back while the engines are running and set the sound, acceleration , smoke volume on the individual engines in the lash up. that should eliminate the issue. Also if you do a thread search on Lash ups. you will find this was all covered recently.
It turned out to be the rickety clack was set to auto, with a volume so low I almost didn't hear it. Set it off and the sound is working as expected. Nope, that's not a bug ... operator error. Didn't see the head light problem as I don't use the smoke due to no trainroom ventilation to exhaust it. That's a next-year project.
Clickity clack feature might be a cause . Turn it off . We know version 4.3 has a bug that causes the headlight to go out when smoke is turned on. (not always but every now &then.) I can't remember if the sound goes as well. don't think so.
I don't think the headlight situation is a bug but a "stray command" or "noise" that can be caused by other events on a layout when multiple trains are involved (we're usually running at least three on the primary main at any given time). I've seen that happen with Super TIU mode even on single-unit locomotives, but in test running using a single TIU I've never been able to duplicate it. The frequency of this occurrence seems to have dropped quite a bit under version 4.3. The situation is also difficult to replicate as I'm about the only one at the club that runs DCS MU's ("lash-ups").
Hi Matt. Yes we're also running super mode and it happens quite often, more than it should and it's a pain in the butt.
Lash up thats a S&M thing using rope right?
On a serious note. After you create the Mu/Consists /Lash up you need to go back while the engines are running and set the sound, acceleration , smoke volume on the individual engines in the lash up. that should eliminate the issue. Also if you do a thread search on Lash ups. you will find this was all covered recently.
I did notice the last two times I started up the lash-up after leaving the layout powered down for an hour, it comes up with the clickity clack set back to "AUTO". Is this an operator error?
Lash up thats a S&M thing using rope right?
On a serious note. After you create the Mu/Consists /Lash up you need to go back while the engines are running and set the sound, acceleration , smoke volume on the individual engines in the lash up. that should eliminate the issue. Also if you do a thread search on Lash ups. you will find this was all covered recently.
No. When you do it. You will have to move the individual engines back to the active list. While you have the lash up running. Just bring up the individual engines.
Remember you do not need to turn engines on as they are already running under the lash up.
Select Menu.
Sound and make your changes.
Once your done. Select engine and bring up the lash up ID
Press select and your done. To insure the changes have been made. Turn the lash up off and the turn it back on again. Under DCS 4.20 this saves the changes. Under 4.30 this step was eliminated. But do it anyway. It won't hurt.
Doug
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