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applor		#1 Posted : 10 August 2016 09:37:04(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/05/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,654 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Hey guys, I am curious if anyone else has experienced this behaviour with a digital/DCM model before. I am experiencing it with a BR01.10, marklin 37104 which I recently purchased. My current test setup is just a MS2 on less than a metre of straight track, so I just drive it back and forth. - The first time I tried to test it would not move at all but all sound/lights etc worked fine and it made chuffs with throttle changes, just the model itself made no attempt at moving. - The next day I test it drove fine back and forth about 4-5 times, then after a reverse it would not move at all again The behaviour seems to be related to the decoder more than anything, since if it were the engine it would be trying to move or making a sound, instead the motor is dead silent and does nothing. I am thinking about setting up my old 6021 or testing it using DCC or MM rather than MFX to see if it does the same thing. In the mean time, anyone else seen this before?
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RayF		#2 Posted : 10 August 2016 09:40:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,839 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Originally Posted by: applor Hey guys, I am curious if anyone else has experienced this behaviour with a digital/DCM model before. I am experiencing it with a BR01.10, marklin 37104 which I recently purchased. My current test setup is just a MS2 on less than a metre of straight track, so I just drive it back and forth. - The first time I tried to test it would not move at all but all sound/lights etc worked fine and it made chuffs with throttle changes, just the model itself made no attempt at moving. - The next day I test it drove fine back and forth about 4-5 times, then after a reverse it would not move at all again The behaviour seems to be related to the decoder more than anything, since if it were the engine it would be trying to move or making a sound, instead the motor is dead silent and does nothing. I am thinking about setting up my old 6021 or testing it using DCC or MM rather than MFX to see if it does the same thing. In the mean time, anyone else seen this before? Have you checked the motor brushes? This is classic behaviour when the brushes are worn down.
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applor		#3 Posted : 10 August 2016 09:46:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/05/2004(UTC) Posts: 1,654 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Originally Posted by: RayF Have you checked the motor brushes? This is classic behaviour when the brushes are worn down. I have not taken the model apart yet. Thanks for the tip - it will be the next thing I check. Not that I have any spare brushes mind you...
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H0		#4 Posted : 10 August 2016 11:11:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,265 Location: DE-NW		Hi! Originally Posted by: applor In the mean time, anyone else seen this before? I've seen this with a BR 03 and a BR 212. The brushes were new, the locos were new, but the springs didn't put enough pressure on the brushes. Check for cables squeezed in near the brush springs. Maybe you don't need new brushes. I didn't with my problem locos.
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Minok		#5 Posted : 10 August 2016 22:04:13(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,311 Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest		Originally Posted by: applor Hey guys, I am curious if anyone else has experienced this behaviour with a digital/DCM model before. I am experiencing it with a BR01.10, marklin 37104 which I recently purchased. My current test setup is just a MS2 on less than a metre of straight track, so I just drive it back and forth. - The first time I tried to test it would not move at all but all sound/lights etc worked fine and it made chuffs with throttle changes, just the model itself made no attempt at moving. - The next day I test it drove fine back and forth about 4-5 times, then after a reverse it would not move at all again The behaviour seems to be related to the decoder more than anything, since if it were the engine it would be trying to move or making a sound, instead the motor is dead silent and does nothing. I am thinking about setting up my old 6021 or testing it using DCC or MM rather than MFX to see if it does the same thing. In the mean time, anyone else seen this before? From the description you give the decoder seems to get data from the MS just fine, and the issue is in the mechanical/electrical systems in the locomotive that apply the correct voltage and direction to the motor system.
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