Hi everyone.

I am experiencing two issues with my Märklin train :

1. All my "Left Curved Turnout", "Right Curved Turnout" and "Three-Way Turnout" are all inverted :
- for "Left Curved Turnout" and "Right Curved Turnout", I am using the classic "left turnout" "right turnout" in CS3 interface, as "Left Curved Turnout" and "Right Curved Turnout" are not available.
- for "Three-Way Turnout", when selecting right, turnout goes left, when selecting left, turnout goes right.
- I deleted these items, added them back but I still have this issue.
- all turnouts are equipped with decoders and and power is coming from the tracks

I checked all the menus but do not understand what I did wrong. Anybody have an idea ?

2. Sometimes, for no reasons some of the locos just stop moving on the tracks. It looks like the Loco is power off.
Pushing the loco a bit, and it will start again moving. All the tracks are brand new so I do not understand how this is possible. This issue can happen on any loco and on any track.

Any idea ?

Thank you so much for your help !

Denis

Hi Steve,

Regarding the inverted turnout issue, the turnouts are operating opposite from what I see on the CS3.
All my turnouts are equipped with a decoder. What kind of picture can I send you ?

Regarding the locos randomly stopping, it seems I solved the issue :)
If it happens again, I will provide more details with he context.

Thank you for your help,

Denis

Hi Denis
If you are using a 60832 decoder (or similar), then it is the location of wires in the decoder that is to be changed.
What I do to avoid confusion between blue wires I add some red and green on the wires (respectively to turn or to go straight). On 3-way switches I add a touch of yellow on both blue cables to the left-turning mechanism. Then the Blue/red wire goes to the red decoder output etc. On the 3 way switch there is an aditional risk of confusing both motors (so if the switch goes left instead of right, you have to change one motor wires with the ones of the other motor.

Cheers
Jean

Hi Denis,

On your curved turnout you have the brown wire connected to B and the red wire connected to O. This should be the other way around - red goes to B (Bahn) and brown goes to O. Also you have the yellow wire connected to O and if you are not using external power it should be connected to B.

Peter

On the 3 way, Märklin just published a video that says the decoder-to-motors wires need to be crossed over, to ensure the decoder switches things right (that provides better wire strain free routing).