I was having intermittent issues with this engine: at one particular spot on my layout it would short out the block it was on. it also would intermittently stop chuffing. I fixed the short issue...simply by switching fastback sections, then it ran perfectly for about 15 minutes; chuff and all. However, the DCS remote would not recognize the engine, but my iPhone ran it w/o issue. Soooo, I replaced the batteries in my remote, powered up the layout and the remote. When I looked at the remote it was displaying an engine not on the track, but on my shelf, and when I hit start up the J started up and responded to the commands as if it was the shelf engine. Next I powered everything down and powered it up and although the j was listed in my engines on the remote it was "inactive." I tried repeatedly to active it, but the remote's read function found the TIU but reported the J not on the track. I turned to the iPhone and it was listed in my inactive engines but I could not activate it. I then placed another of my MTH engines on the track behind the J and it was fine and the track signal was between 8-10. I then turned on another block on the layout and another MTH engine was found with the remote's read function as well as with the iPhone. I then cleaned the wheels on the J and tender...put it back on the track....no joy. I'm stumped. If there is something else I can do/should do before I send it for repairs, please advise. I checked the DCS Companion 3, no help. Thanks.
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