Unusable DCS engine address

What exactly do you mean by "Address 7 still exists but remains blank and I can't access it"?

Engine IDs stick with the engine (unless factory reset ,Edited, or the ID is taken with another engine when adding)

So deleting the engine just removed it from the remote but didn't change the  engines ID number .It should have added back at ID 7 since the ID was available on the remote.

Not sure what's going on? Did you use a programming track with no other engine receiving power?

Barry, the remotes engine list shows address 7 with no information.

Gregg, yes the engine was isolated on its own track.

Try using a tether and see if the system responds faster. Have you added another TIU? that slows the system adds to a crawl. I wish MTH would fix that.

Delete engine  ID 7 from the remote. (if it's still there) Now you should be able to    edit the address of Engine 19 to  ID 7 if you want it there.

The engine responds fine since I re-added it.

I tried to edit the address from 19 to 7 but it won't show

address 7 as a choice in the address list.

Address 7 appears on the active engine list, but can't be used.

You need to delete engine 7 first, then edit engine 19 to be #7.

Thanks Barry!

That did the trick.

I also found that my remote batteries were getting weak, around 1.3v.

All is well now.

Happy New Year!

Gregg posted:

Delete engine  ID 7 from the remote. (if it's still there) Now you should be able to    edit the address of Engine 19 to  ID 7 if you want it there.

I think I'm wasting my time here.. 

that can cause all kinds of problems !! always check you remote batteries any time the remote is not working correctly might save you a lot of wasted time in trouble shooting!

Alan

Sorry for wasting your time.

I had a few guests running trains and was getting a bit frustrated with stuff not working.

These things always seem to happen at the worst times.

Prior to this event, the layout was working great.

Thanks again.

Gregg posted:

Gregg posted:

Delete engine  ID 7 from the remote. (if it's still there) Now you should be able to    edit the address of Engine 19 to  ID 7 if you want it there.

I think I'm wasting my time here.. 

Again, I always appreciate your replies that help. I try and read all the posts that get posted on this forum heading. I have learned many things with your help.

Engineer-Joe posted:

Gregg posted:

Gregg posted:

Delete engine  ID 7 from the remote. (if it's still there) Now you should be able to    edit the address of Engine 19 to  ID 7 if you want it there.

I think I'm wasting my time here.. 

Again, I always appreciate your replies that help. I try and read all the posts that get posted on this forum heading. I have learned many things with your help.

I will second Engineer-Joe's comment here. I try to read all the electronics related threads I can and I usually learn something from all the posts and comments. So some of us out here appreciate ALL the comments from everyone! I still have a lot to learn about all of this stuff.