COBALT DIGITAL V ZTC 511 HELP.

[shibushe]

:ireful:I have bought my first Cobalt Digital Point Motor.  Having double checked all the connections, I cant get it to work.

I have tried using the program track, and on the main. No Go.

And I thought this would be easy.

Put me of buying any more, Unless some one out there has the answer.

Using ZTC 511. V4.

[traction]

Try putting a resistor  on one of the wires into the Cobalt!

 

I think I used a 200ohm minimum resistor as using the the Hornby Select I couldn't get it to change the address or operate.

Fitting a resistor on one of the leads seems to have sorted the problem.

 

Richard did say to try this!

 

Cheers

 

Ian

[shibushe]

Ian. Thanks for the tip. Will give it a go soon as got the resistors.

[Combe Martin]

You could also try ringing the ZTC helpline now that the new company is up and running.  I know Graham is very keen to provide a much better customer service.

[traction]

Ian. Thanks for the tip. Will give it a go soon as got the resistors.

No Problem,

 

As I said I had the same issue.

To double check the Cobalt was working I connected a PP3 battery to it and just used a bit of wire to act as the push button and triggered it that way.

All worked fine so it had to be something to do with the power going into it.

 

When I spoke to Richard he did say that if you used a really good power supply going into the Select then the Cobalt did actually work OK.

I believe this is one of the reasons that the new IP Cobalts have been released as they can handle a much wider voltage range.

 

Cheers

 

Ian