SD40-2 quit working

Clem,

Some questions:

• What release of DCS are you using?
• How many TIUs are on the layout?
• Are you operating in Super TIU mode or Normal TIU mode?

Clem, You say it starts up in conventional, but no response.  What do you mean?  Have you tested the engine in conventional mode no DCS?.  Can it start up and operate?  If not do a conventional feature reset.  Need to determine if engine is working.  If not, it may have an issue.

I assume the lashup is not working because Eng #23 is not found.  On a separate test track with DCS you could try to add the engine, or do a recover engine.  I don't know if you would have to delete the lashup before doing this, or just use a remote that did not have the engine or lashup installed.   G

Barry and GGG

Operating system is 4.20…..One TIU….Normal... 180 brick

The engine will startup sounds and some lights like it is still in Lashup shows up on screen as #23 will not respond to any commands so I can't do a reset from DCS remote. I did a read but did not show up at all, It also showed up in address #6 as a lone engine in a remote I wasn't using. Ill try starting on my test track in conventional with a Z1000

Thanks

Clem 

Clem,

Delete the engine from the remote. That will also delete the lashup, as well as any other lashups of which the engine is a member. This is unavoidable.

Then, make sure that the engine has a fully-charged battery. Do this as follows:

• Place the engine on a conventional track, not a track that has a DCS signal
• Turn on track power. The engine should start up in conventional mode
• Turn off track power. If sounds do not persist for 6-7 seconds, charge the engine's battery until they do.

Next:

• Add the engine back into the remote
• Start it up
• Shut it down
• Turn track power off and then back on
• Start up the engine. If it starts up, proceed to rebuild the lashup.

Barry and GGG Tried it in conventional, It will start and run(move) forward backward but no horn or bell and no headlight front or rear(Lash up mode for middle engine).

clem

Thanks Barry will try that now

I'd try a feature reset on it and see if that brings back the sound and lights.

Ok Barry I diD as you said, I can't get engine to load. message ENGINE ERROR.

OK barry I got it loaded and started, runs but still thinks it is a middle engine No head lights no bell no horn. Time for a feature reset?

Clem 

The rest of the engines in lash up started.. front engine normal.second engine lash up mode, third engine normal,forth engine in lash up mode(this is the original problem), fifth engine lash up mode, tail engine lash up mode but headlite stays on even though its in reverse.

Clem 

Time for lunch

Gentlemen all is right with my little world, had to do a feature reset on all engines and make all engine address's the same in all remotes. I  usually only use the same remote all the time the other two are for guests with not everything on them.

Thankyou Barry, GGG, and GRJ

Clem

Clem,  Good to hear.  To validate the engine I always test it in conventional and do a feature reset in conventional.  That will override any DCS/Lash up settings and at least prove the engine works.    At that point going back to DCS and delete the lashup and engine and start over.   G

Let me  us know if these things keep going wrong. I had these type issues and I went back to 4.2

 Everyone else thinks 4.3 is OK?

I had nothing but issues with large consists. Some engines wouldn't come up to the active. Some would only out of their consists. I had a whole list of other issues.

 When I added some engines, the lights, smoke, & sound presets were all over the map. I shouldn't have to reset and engine that was just added to a new remote. I did more than normal, with 4.3!

 I rebuilt my consists because lights were acting up. After rebuilding and cycling the power, the consists would not work. Always some issue that did not make sense.

 Single engines worked fine under 4.3

Joe,

It sound as if Clem had the same engines in more than one remote, but having different DCS ID#'s in the different remotes.

Ok Barry. I have been trying to hold off on commenting about 4.3

Obviously, I'm pouncing to soon?

I will keep watching..... 

Also he said he is using 4.20 I believe.  G

man, I'm getting old