The title of this post is inexplicable short circuit, that refers only to my inability to explain what's going on. I'm hoping someone here can offer some thoughts.
I have two new Athearn Genesis engines. One of which is packed up and ready to go back to Athearn for repair because after working fine for a few weeks it began to trip my circuit breakers every time I increased to speed step one. My other one just started doing the same thing!
I also have a Broadway Limited engine that did the same thing but that one seemed to "fix" itself and has been running fine for a little while now.
These models are not the most inexpensive models available and it seems incomprehensible that they are so prone to this problem. Is it my layout?
I have a spare bedroom sized layout containing two power districts. Both are powered by an NCE Smart Booster 5 and each has an NCE EB 1 circuit breaker between the bus line and the SB 5.
The engines worked great out of the box but within weeks both started doing this. The BLI loco had the problem too briefly but works now. I have no idea why.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks
Paul
I have two new Athearn Genesis engines. One of which is packed up and ready to go back to Athearn for repair because after working fine for a few weeks it began to trip my circuit breakers every time I increased to speed step one. My other one just started doing the same thing!
I also have a Broadway Limited engine that did the same thing but that one seemed to "fix" itself and has been running fine for a little while now.
These models are not the most inexpensive models available and it seems incomprehensible that they are so prone to this problem. Is it my layout?
I have a spare bedroom sized layout containing two power districts. Both are powered by an NCE Smart Booster 5 and each has an NCE EB 1 circuit breaker between the bus line and the SB 5.
The engines worked great out of the box but within weeks both started doing this. The BLI loco had the problem too briefly but works now. I have no idea why.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks
Paul