Setting up and new to this hobby. Have a Bauchman engine dcc ready (dd40ax centennial) running on a dc set up.Engine in forward runs a short distance stops pause for about 3sec then goes opposit direction and repeats the process after running a few seconds. Can anyone tell me whats up with that????
engine fwd/rvs ????
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Setting up and new to this hobby. Have a Bauchman engine dcc ready (dd40ax centennial) running on a dc set up.Engine in forward runs a short distance stops pause for about 3sec then goes opposit direction and repeats the process after running a few seconds. Can anyone tell me whats up with that????
What usually happens is the decoder is seeing a fluctuation in voltage, and thinks you want it to reverse direction. If the track is not spotless, or if there are some questionable turnouts, those momentary power gaps and shorts will cause the engine to change direction. Also, not all decoders play well with straight DC. Pulse power will also cause issues.
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Setting up and new to this hobby. Have a Bauchman engine dcc ready (dd40ax centennial) running on a dc set up.Engine in forward runs a short distance stops pause for about 3sec then goes opposit direction and repeats the process after running a few seconds. Can anyone tell me whats up with that????
What usually happens is the decoder is seeing a fluctuation in voltage, and thinks you want it to reverse direction. If the track is not spotless, or if there are some questionable turnouts, those momentary power gaps and shorts will cause the engine to change direction. Also, not all decoders play well with straight DC. Pulse power will also cause issues.
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