norman

Read CV310 it should be 1 for sound on/off.

My two models are exhibiting the same problem under load the gear can be heard clicking and the loco does not move. Gaugemaster say they have no spares gears for these locos. Has anyone else had the same problem and more importantly how did they fix it?

I seem to remember some discussion on this when they first came on the market. My one has a problem when it seems that under load the pinion jumps a tooth or two. Has anyone experienced the same and has the problem been corrected?

On the original B4 thread a mention in one post was made regarding stay alive but there was no subsequent discussion.

Especially as it's an 0-4-0 there is a need to fit a stay alive but it's difficult to see where it would fit, perhaps in the side tanks. Has anyone done this?

I wonder why the EW&S logos are missing. Perhaps it's just that Heljan will not pay for a licence to use them or maybe DB Schenker just said no. It's a pity because otherwise the 73 looks good.

If F27 was already latched ON then pressing F28 would have no effect. You need to switch F27 off then F28 or visa versa of course. CV395 sets max volume on F28 - sensible to set it to the same value as CV266

The resistors are fitted on the same boards as the LEDs.

Here is the relevant explanation in the manual

Hi Nigel That's good to know, thank you. I have the ESU programmer and can read all the CV values ok. What do I need to do then to set the function keys for volume control please?

I have both Zimo and ESU sound chips fitted. With Zimo decoders you can control the sound volume using function keys, usually F27 sound volume reduces and F28 volume increases up to a defined maximum. This I find useful. Can the same or similar be achieved with ESU decoders?

Yes insulate the frog from the rest of the track work and provide a separate switchable power supply to the frog using either a frog juicer, or a micro switch linked to the movement of the points.

Charlie Why not set the standard key as F2 for the brake which is logical as even NCE controllers can then use the brake function. Or alternately provide simple instructions of how to swap F5 to F2 without cost.