Lost DCS out of TIU

Go to page 112 in Barry's book and set your tiu's to super tiu i had the same thing happen to me thing's will work when you do this .

 

Guy

Captain John,

   I also recommend you set up a programming track with no other engines on it when you are initially programming your engines.  It really does work well.

PCRR/Dave

 

You can see my programming track just above the transformers.

 

  

Thanks guys. I"ll try all these responses tonight.

Started to work on DCS problem and then the power went off in our town. Will try again when power returns.

Snow storm is over & power has been returned. By using Barry's book on page 215 I was able to straighten out the problem of having 2 TIU's with the same number. I then was able to use my test track to add the DCS engines easily. 

 

While going thru Barry's book I found something that I haven't done to my layout.

While my transformers are phased (All plugged into same circuit) on age 68 there is a paragraph "Connecting Transformer Common Terminals". Does this imply that using 3 Z-4000's for track power that the 2 commons on each Z-4000 should be tied into the other commons on the remaining Z-4000's. ????? Also, should my accessory transformer (Lionel RS-1) for crossing gates and signals have there commons tied in also?

 

Appreciate your thoughts.

John,

 

It's good practice to face all transformers and, once they have been faced together, connect a Common wire from each to the others.

 

A Z-4000 has internal commons. Only one wire is needed between each transformer. If the crossing gates and signals are triggered via insulated track,yes. If not it does not matter so why not.

Barry, I thought I purchased the newest on line book. Mine only goes up to page 168.

I paid $5 to upgrade a while back.

Thanks Barry. I"ll get right on that today. F&G RY thanks for your tip also.

Jim,

I thought I purchased the newest on line book. Mine only goes up to page 168.

If you paid for a second edition copy, just download it again from Shopatron. Foilklow the instructions on the following link:

 

https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/9173459967714138

 

You'll be downloading the latest copy.