Time to Replace my TIU?

Tether the TIU's Remote Input port to the use of the remote with a 4-conductor telephone handset cable (the curly kind) and see if things improve. If they do, we can proceed from there.

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Barry, thank you for the information.  Wow, I used my telephone handset cable that I normally use for upgrades and I was able to reset the TIU.  All 4 outputs now work and able to communicate again with my engines!  I appreciate your help.  Thanks again!

If you are saying it now works without the tether, it may be that the RF board is loose, your handling of the TIU caused it to resume contact, and it will disconnect again.  But that is any easy self-fix.

OK, that'

That's great news!

Now, you need to reseat  the transceiver boards in the TIU and the remote. Once you do that, you should be able to run normally without the cable. Detailed instructions for doing so are on pages 160-162 of The DCS Companion 3rd Edition.

I'm leaving for vacation in a few minutes and the section is too long for me to post at this time. However, if you don't have a copy of the book, post that here and I'll copy the text onto this thread later this evening.

This and a whole lot more is all in “The DCS Companion 3rd Edition!" This book is available from many fine OGR advertisers and forum sponsors, or as an eBook or a printed book at OGR’s web store!

Everything works fine without the cable.  I did reseat the RF board in the TIU.  Thank you for your help.  

I'm happy that I could help!

Gentlemen,

   This is why the OGR is still the best forum on the Net, great technical help from members like Barry, what a fantastic part of our hobby the OGR really is!

PRCC/Dave

Pine Creek Railroad posted:

Gentlemen,

   This is why the OGR is still the best forum on the Net, great technical help from members like Barry, what a fantastic part of our hobby the OGR really is!

PRCC/Dave

Although I've just joined this forum a couple of months ago, I've learned so much since I've been out of running trains for years. I've still collected them, but the operational portion, as I like to put it, "Life gets in the way".  I agree wholeheartedly with Dave's statement.