3680 Koff and central unit and control 80

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CTD81		#1 Posted : 30 January 2019 17:15:19(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/11/2017(UTC) Posts: 21 Location: England, Rotherham		I have a 3680 Koff but it won't work with the central unit and control 80 set up, Do I need a 6021 control unit or shall I just get another ugly box and use my MS1?


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H0		#2 Posted : 30 January 2019 21:16:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		These old decoders will not work when the red (centre rail) and brown (outer rails) wires are swapped. It should work with the 6020 and the control 80. Did it work recently with your MS1?
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS

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CTD81		#3 Posted : 30 January 2019 21:57:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/11/2017(UTC) Posts: 21 Location: England, Rotherham		Originally Posted by: H0 These old decoders will not work when the red (centre rail) and brown (outer rails) wires are swapped. It should work with the 6020 and the control 80. Did it work recently with your MS1? It does work with my MS1 and other locos work with the 6020 and the control 80. I've also checked the wire and they are connected to the correct terminals


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CTD81		#4 Posted : 30 January 2019 22:03:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/11/2017(UTC) Posts: 21 Location: England, Rotherham		Originally Posted by: H0 These old decoders will not work when the red (centre rail) and brown (outer rails) wires are swapped. It should work with the 6020 and the control 80. Did it work recently with your MS1? Sorry I'm an idiot I was trying to run it with the wrong address. I've now sorted it. Thanks for your help


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