Tom in Vienna

Hi, I came across this thread by accident. I live in the US and I have had 2195 since new. That number was a DC model though I fitted a Loksound 3.5 to mine. There are a number of reasons which could explain the problem you are having. The most likely is that the 9-wire (not 8) connector between tender and loco is not making a good connection. Make sure that it is firmly pressed in at each end. There are offset pegs on each end so they only properly fit in the correct alignment. Also, it is very easy to pinch one or more of the wires when fitting the tender body. Use a multimeter set on 200 ohms to check each end of each wire in the connector. It is unlikely there is any fault in the loco itself. The 9 pin connectors which for appearance are all black, are wired in DCC format, L to R looking forward, as black, gray, blue, green, unused, unused, white, orange, red. To diagnose the problem, assuming you do not have a decoder fitted, you should put the loco on the track, put in a blanking plug in the 8 pin socket (or connect the two end pins, which connects red to orange and black to gray) then apply DC power. If nothing happens, use test leads to connect power to the motor terminals directly. If motor runs, then the wiring needs to be checked all the way back. No point in fitting a decoder until all this is done.