No movement

[blackz28]

I dragged out my proto 2k 2-8-8-2
Put it on the track dialed up the cab #
& got all the sounds but nothing else
No motor strain, nothing,anyone got a clue??
Thanks

 

[bnsf971]

Try setting CV19 to 0, and retest.

 

[blackz28]

Try setting CV19 to 0, and retest.

tried it an nothing

 

[tootnkumin]

If you know what the address reset to default 3 is for your decoder, maybe try that and start all over again. Most common seems to be CV8=8, but check first.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

Something is binding. If you can or can't spin the flywheels on the motor, that might give you a clue.

 

[Selector]

Most likely it needs maintenance...as in cleaning and lubing. The lube inside the drive tower may be more like ski wax than grease.

 

[blackz28]

Most likely it needs maintenance...as in cleaning and lubing. The lube inside the drive tower may be more like ski wax than grease.

usually you get motor strain but I am going to clean it out just to be safe considering I bought this loco in 1999

 

[tootnkumin]

usually you get motor strain but I am going to clean it out just to be safe considering I bought this loco in 1999

That's a problem with sound locos, you can't hear if the motors got a load on it.

 

[IronBeltKen]

I had trouble with a motor binding on a 20yr-old old Atlas/Roco Alco S-4 switcher. The way I found the problem was by reading the current draw on my RRAmpMeter - it went from 0.1 amp to over 1 amp whenever I turned up the throttle! Popped the shell and, sure enough, the gears had been 'frozen' by hardening of the grease.

That RRAmpmeter was one of the best investments I ever made in terms of troubleshooting loco problems.

 

[blackz28]

I had trouble with a motor binding on a 20yr-old old Atlas/Roco Alco S-4 switcher. The way I found the problem was by reading the current draw on my RRAmpMeter - it went from 0.1 amp to over 1 amp whenever I turned up the throttle! Popped the shell and, sure enough, the gears had been 'frozen' by hardening of the grease.

That RRAmpmeter was one of the best investments I ever made in terms of troubleshooting loco problems.

I think I'm going to pick one up thanks

 

[dinwitty]

I dragged out my proto 2k 2-8-8-2
Put it on the track dialed up the cab #
& got all the sounds but nothing else
No motor strain, nothing,anyone got a clue??
Thanks

I have the BLI Class A 2-6-6-4, first DCC engine ever. First run. Couldnt run it DCC as I didnt have DCC yet. Sure, runs on DC. OK. Time passes, I try the engine, I have DCC now, try the engine, wont move, powers up.
So I open the engine, start poking, volt meter/ohm meter continuity, I see a small circuit board with wires on it, maybe one wire on the board looks odd, I get the soldering iron out, I heat up the sorta faulty looking one, voila! it runs. Thats a poor soldering joint, for safety I heat the other joints.
Lingering acid flux will tear at a connection.
Your problem may vary from this but it may take some poking around.

 

[BMMECNYC]

Have you tried resetting the decoder to factory defaults? Decoders have been known to "forget" their address from time to time. If you do not have a bunch of custom CV settings set up, you don't loose much by attempting this. I am surprised no one mentioned this troubleshooting step. Don't forget to cycle the power after performing the reset steps for your decoder. A list of the resets for different manufacturers can be found here:
https://ncedcc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201489365-Master-list-of-Decoder-Resets-by-Manufacturer-

 

[dinwitty]

I have had a decoder or 2 do this, doing a reset fixed it. I may have tried that on my A, but found that did not fix it. It has a little firebox glow light showing it has power, but my above post did it.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

The mystery is killing me.

 

[tootnkumin]

The mystery is killing me.

Well, would be nice to know if anything fixed it.

 

[blackz28]

yea what happened does it run ??

 

[blackz28]

wait that's my loco

 

[bnsf971]

wait that's my loco

Tom, you said the engine is a Proto. Is it factory equipped with sound?
If it is, it has a QSI decoder, and has a three step reset procedure. Also, you have to push the f6 button to get it to move if the f9 button has been pushed.

 

[Greg@mnrr]

I have a RRAmpmeter which I installed into one of my control panels and wired it directly to my track.

Greg

 

[blackz28]

Tom, you said the engine is a Proto. Is it factory equipped with sound?
If it is, it has a QSI decoder, and has a three step reset procedure. Also, you have to push the f6 button to get it to move if the f9 button has been pushed.

no its just a crappy mrc sound decoder lol