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Just like to say a big thank you to peterm1 and Izzy for your thoughts and tips and help with my questions . its now given me a bit of encourgement to have a go at programing for my self . some bits i have learned but there are bits that get cofuseing as there seems loads of ways to do certian tasks at least now if things go wrong i can do a factory re set and keep practise .ing 👍

Hi to try and get to grips with it all i have pulled out a old Hornby j94 i brought with a sound decoder and stay alive fitted it was never a great runner very jerky . and start from scratch with this . i have been starting with cv 2 through to cv 4 so far and made some progress but as quick as you think you got the hang of it and read on it gets a bit complicated of sorts . i have got it to start slowly but the mid range power i doint seem to have had sucsess yet so back to whatch ing some more vids 4 the moment

bit of progress 2 day started to actually learning how to alter the CV settings and i think ime getting there i have now got my loco to run much better . so thanks for the tips its pushed me to have a go 👍

Thanks for the reply's ime pleased to say that i do now have the sound back . though it was a bit of a long task as ime not that ok with find ing my way around reprogram ing etc un less i have idiot proof follow it through instructions in front of me 😟 any way after watching a few vids i have tried a factor resett this did work return sound etc but the speed is all to pot takes ages to get going and ages to slow up any ideas what has gone wrong there . thank you

H i can any one help . i have a ZIMO MX648R sound decoder . problem is function 1 for the sound is not working but all the other sound functions work fine . whistle ETC . I know it has been working before as i had tried out in one of my locos when i 1st got it . any ideas would be most greatfull thank you .🙄

yes thats one thing i will have a look at is the manual , especially if thease odd problems keep croping up thanks again for the info .

Thanks sub shed . i did have a go a reset and nothing of note really happend i had the magnet wand in the box and followed the instrutions . but i have just 10mins ago tried Alcanman Suggestion and pressed F6 twice and sucsess its worked 😃👍 i had to look twice as the chassis moved 🙌. i really thought i would never get to the bottom of this so big thanks to every one that has offered help

brilliant thanks for that i will certainly give that a try 👍

oops sorry i didnt read that right i am not sure if it has a means to rev as one thing i didnt get with this was the instructions it was just the loco so its been guess work with functions and thats why i did think i have pressed some thing i shouldnt if that helps

Hi yes if i increase the throtle speed engine revs do pick up

PS here is a pic of the loco and the decoder

Hi i have a Atlas gold HH660 alco loco with a qsi quatum dual sound decoder . the loco is not new one . it has run really well the last week but now i can only get sound it will not move in any direction . i have looked up just about all i can find and relived to see i am not alone with this problem . i have tried a reset no luck i have tried power in DC to the motor and it dus spin up . tried DC on test track sound ok but again woint move . i have a NCE power cab but i was thinking i might have accidently pressed wrong buttons and activated some think i shouldn't any ideas please . thanks

HI to all . i have been keeping with the american theam still at the moment . and managed to pick up a nice ALCO hh60 i really like thease they very much remind mind me of a small class 20 this is a ATLAS model with sound runs brilliant .

Hi Nigel Please to tell you its all working 👍. realy greatfull for your help and advice . and it runs nice and smooth . thanks again . kevin

Hi nigel just to let you know i followed them steps and big relife the decoder is responed ing ☺️motor spins each way. i will give it a break this eve and try a reassemble the motor .tomorrow eve after work . just to re cap i doint need to use tape etc as it was dcc ready is that right thanks kevin

brilliant thanks Nigel i will have a go and follow them steps i really would like to get this working propperly 👍

Hi thanks for the replys no it was only a few seconds on my test track and no power at all was aplied . so it was quickly taken off . i guess my only option is to take it all apart and try again on one side of the frame only seems to have a plastic backing plate and the other side dus not and the two clamps that surport the worm drime sharfts r plastic as well . i do have limited know how with electronics but have hard wired non split frames with no problems but this has kicked my confidence a bit . its a daft ? to ask but would the motor conections be of fault like the orange and grey wrong way round or dus that not make a differance .

Not very much progress on the decoder fit infact its turned in to a right head ache ,☹️. this is my 1 st time hard wire ing at split frame i have followed as much as i can from whatch ing u tube and advice from here i have isolated the motor from the frames and wired the 4 wires orange and grey to the motor red and black for pick ups but no matter how i try when placed on the track buzz ing and shorting takes place . what i am getting wrong beats me any help please before i bin the flipping thing 😖 i have taken it apart and re tried so many times now i could do with my eyes closed 😀 one silly mistake you can see from the 1 st two pics i wired motor leads for pic ups . simple i thought just re wire the correct way problem solved . BUT FAR FROM IT A RRRRRRR ! SORRY🙄

Hi Rich .its from Gaugemaster fordhampton . its there Gas/liquid pipeline kit

Thanks BE thats handy to know . and mine did run really just on DC as well to .i was very inpressed , but i still think i would like to fit a decoder

Thanks Nigel thats really helpful . ime just have ing a look around for a suitable small decode to fit .

Thanks for the replys . yes it is a bit baffel ing to where the circut board has gone every photo i have come across so far shows it with the 8 pin plug . any way i will have a try at hard wire ing a decoder in been watch ing u tube vids on split frames so long as i isolate the motor and take my time i just may be able to sort it ime not really worried about the lights 2 make thigs easyer .

hi can any one offer some advice for fitting a decoder to a roundhouse model 40 critter . it said on the box dcc ready and from pics i had seen it should have a circuit board with a 8 pin plug . i have limited know how. but can see only a red and black wires see pic inc, screwed to the block on top and a split frame chassis , ide like to have a go at fitting a decoder my self so any pointers tips etc would be most wellcome . and recomendations on what decoders and a stay alive would fit . thank you

yes thats excataly what i was expecting to see , .all there is to see is a black and red wires so i am not sure how to sort this 😯

I have just taken the body shell off and , o dear no 8 pin plug in sight ! yet on the box it says DCC ready 😨 i am no expert with elecrics but is that a split frame chassis i see