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Selecting shunting mode on Loksound V5L


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F17 allows me to enter shunting mode on my Loksound V5L.  It works fine - as long as I have already run the loco - however briefly in normal mode.  I would like to be able to start "from cold" in shunting mode, as the nature of my layout means I do not normally want to use the "normal mode".   Is there a way around this please?

 

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Yes,  could alter the CV programming so F17 was now "not F17" to engage shunt mode, and "F17" puts the loco into normal mode.   its a single CV change.   From the last time I setup a LokSound decoder, I'm pretty sure that will work from first selection of the loco as on initial selection it will be "not F17".  

 

But, "which CV" is a more complicated question.  Depends who wrote the sound project, and how they set it up.  So, they could tell you what to change.     Or, if you have a computer interface, you could read the function mapping in JMRI and make the change.   Doing it manually is reading potentially 72 different CV's to find which one applies.   

 

- Nigel

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1 hour ago, Richard Croft said:

Read CV5 which is maximum speed then halve it, this will limit the top speed of the loco to half of its current speed, like shunting mode does

 

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Hi Richard, I know that works as a way of reducing the speed range, but I also want to make use of the much quieter and gentler chuffs that are available in shunt mode.

 

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1 hour ago, Nigelcliffe said:

Yes,  could alter the CV programming so F17 was now "not F17" to engage shunt mode, and "F17" puts the loco into normal mode.   its a single CV change.   From the last time I setup a LokSound decoder, I'm pretty sure that will work from first selection of the loco as on initial selection it will be "not F17".  

 

But, "which CV" is a more complicated question.  Depends who wrote the sound project, and how they set it up.  So, they could tell you what to change.     Or, if you have a computer interface, you could read the function mapping in JMRI and make the change.   Doing it manually is reading potentially 72 different CV's to find which one applies.   

 

- Nigel

Thanks Nigel, an interesting idea.  I'll get in touch with the person who I believe did the sound project.

 

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