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  1. OK just to add to this, I have an HM7000-8TXS Sound Decoder running on JMRI through a SPROG 3, no issues so far.....touches all the wood. The only thing that I can see will need doing is someone creating the Decoder Definitions, as these are not available on JMRI yet (unless someone has found these?)
  2. Hi Everyone, Does anyone know where I might be able to get extra metal plates for the uncouplers as I have 2 coils with no plates? Thanks Scott.
  3. Hi Everyone, I'm looking to add so weight to my locomotives to improve track adhesion, now I know this needs to be in the area over (or below) the driving wheels. Does anyone have any experience/advice of doing this please? Or product recommendations? These loco's are just the start as I would like to get all my stock able to pull longer trains but these are the larger locos and as such i'm hoping the easier ones to "mess with".
  4. Hi Everyone, Does anyone have any improvements they have planned for their Hush-Hush's? I intend to look into lamps and possibly sound if I can be convinced by a sound file that sounds different enough to the A4 to convince me it's worth it (yes I know there are none to record new sound from but would be surprised if it couldn't be remixed from other loco sound files). Something I'm considering also is the flanged wheels or at least a way to make to cab wheels touch the rails to occasionally turn....
  5. Thanks for everyone's help on this, I have added a switch for each point motor control, and we seem to be in business again if I switch all the motors on sequentially.
  6. Hi Everyone, Just dipping my toe into DCC Sound and I believe I would like a LokSound Decoder (as I'm wanting the DCC functions like uncouple Kadee movement)with a sugar cube speaker, does anyone have any recommendations i've looked on a lot of sites but cannot seem to settle on one that is clear what you are actually getting. Some sites includes speaks but fail to note which speaker, some just have decoder but fail to say which decoder etc, etc. So just after some advice from people please :-)
  7. Is there an option to do this or just a statement that would be great if the manufacturers read lol.
  8. So result I have tried unwiring the B lead to the SS DCC Concepts units (these are surface mount slow speed servo controllers) and then setting them in groups with a switch to turn them on in sequence when the layout is powered on and this seems to work reliably. Now i'm wondering if there is a way to automate that process so that essentially on "power on" the system can turn on sw1 then sw2 then sw3 etc (I guess a relay could do this but would that mess with the DCC signal?). or would adding a https://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/dcc-boosters/sboostii be the best way? Thanks for your help so far
  9. Here is a youtube link to the issue, the quality will improve shortly
  10. I have tried that before, and it didn't seem to help but will double-check that "all" locos and stock are off. How would I measure the current inrush on a multimeter/SPROG
  11. Hi Everyone, I'm running a Sprog 3 with a 15v 3A PSU connected, when I turn the power "on" in JMRI the signals and point motors flick and flash as though they are struggling, I'm wondering if this is simply an issue with the load draw spiking when I initially switch the layout "on". Currently I have 3 Dapol signals, 7 DCC Concepts SS Point motor units(each with 2 points), 1 DR4018 16-channel switch decoder(with its own PSU for the 16 channels) and about 7 Loco's. The layout will power on and run perfectly if I cycle the power in JMRI several times (almost like something is warming up/drawing less current). How could I measure the Current Spike if it is this? Is there anything in JMRI/Sprog to tell it what the maximum load is for the PSU? Do I just need to add something like https://www.sprog-dcc.co.uk/dcc-boosters/sboostii Thanks for any help i'll try to get a video of the issue later today.
  12. Hi does anyone know when these decoders will be added to JMRI please?
  13. Sorted it! Setup test environment turns out the track ground lead has to go to the trk B port not the ground for the PSU just need to test on the live layout now!
  14. Thanks Andrew, I will try a service track and see if I can read the decoder in isolation, but even in ops mode on the main track if I add a basic decoder on the correct cv address the class 25 will not move or light the LEDs even. The decoder is an ESU decoder so I don't think its a compatibility issue :-/ and it worked 100% fine with the DCC++
  15. Yes i'm aware the 2 PSU's are significantly different but both of them are giving the same kind of result so assume it could be something in my JMRI setup that will need to be amended as well as the change of controller/com port etc. It seems weird the decoder isn't responding to programming even. Is there a setting to change the max m/a draw a loco can draw (would this be possibly the issue). I've also historically used a SPROG II with no issues so I don't think its the device more a config issue :-/ I might just isolate the whole thing to my test track to rule out a "layout issue" but the DCC++ was working fine other than amp load.
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