 Joined: 03/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,252 Location: Sydney, NSW
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This loco suddenly stopped going in reverse direction - everything else is working.
Anyone have any ideas ?
Regards
Greg |
Take it easy . . . . or any other way you can get it !!!!
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 Joined: 25/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 252 Location: South East
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Assuming the loco is a traditional analogue one then check the wires from the reverser to the field magnet. There are two wires, one for each direction.
A couple of times I have had a loco stop running in one direction and both times it has been one of these wires either broken or detached.
This is especially likely if the loco is a bogie one such as a diesel or electric since the wires are flexed as the motor bogie moves. Moreso if the wires are a bit short or not routed in a way that allows them to move freely.
If it is a digital loco then I'll leave it to somebody else to advise as I gave up on digital a long while ago.
Good luck Greg.
Paul |
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 Joined: 09/08/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,919 Location: Auckland,
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Hi Greg,
Try resetting the decoder, that may fix it (long shot) otherwise I would suspect a faulty decoder.
Cheers….
Mike
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It has a mfx+ decoder so if you have a CS controller, not sure about the MS, you can do a factory reset. You can also check the decoder and confirm that it has the proper cv for reverse.
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A tip...check if there is contact between motor and the PCP by pull off mfx decoder and use multimeter to see if there is contact. |
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Joined: 03/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,252 Location: Sydney, NSW
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
I had a friend over who ran a few tests using the ESU Lokprogrammer and decoder tester and concluded that it was the decoder causing the problem. Everything else works and to replace the decoder is about A$150 which is too expensive just to have the loco go in reverse. So, I will have a loco that can only go forward which is all I really need.
Regards
Greg |
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