beejack

Do we have an update as to when the first batch should arrive on these shores?

try setting CV54 to 0 on pom. then press f1 it should shoot away for a few secs then stop and the sound should start. It should now be optismised for your loco.

Does this mean the first batch is still on track to arrive this month?

Seems to have gone quiet regarding the class 31. Is there any update as to when the first batch will arrive?

This only relates to the standard + V2 decoder, the original was only 3 functions.

Try increasing the exposure times of the initial layers and the subsequent layers. I use 60 for the intial and 8 for the rest and have found I have few failures due to layer seperation.

Lastest firmware version is 1.65B. and can be had for around £30 from either Coastal DCC (out of stock) or Digitrains. It appears the mabrane and thumbwheel encoder are only available from coastal dcc in this country unless someone else knows differently but only the encoder is in stock at the moment.

I assume you bought either the 59649 or the 59659 lokpilot 5 which if I'm not mistaken is the wrong one to use. I made the same mistake for my Class 91. If it's the same as the Accurascale Deltic then you need either the 59619 21MTC or for the DCC only version the 59629 21MTC

I would say the issue is that on DCC you have AC power and the leds are in fact flashing alternatively but so fast you cannot see it with the naked eye. on DC everything works normal as there is a diode circuit to only show the red or white light as required.

The middle one has LS4 on the PCB so I would say it is a loksound v4.

for Rocrail with powercab and power pro see the link below https://wiki.rocrail.net/doku.php?id=nce-en

A few things to check if you haven't already! 1. Is the red light on the panel illuminated? 2. Are you using the flat lead in the left socket with the led at the bottom? 3. Are you trying to read a CV using program on the main? if so this wont read a Cv only allow you to write to it. I would try the following if you haven't already 1. Press Prog/esc button. 2. press 4 and enter. 3. press 1 and wait for the power cab to read the decoder info. 4. if successful follow the on screen prompts to change the address. If the following the above you can't read the decoder manufaturers id, then it is probably a faulty power cab. One thing you could check before sending it back is to check the eprom is fully inserted into its socket. To do this you'll have to remove the back cover but worth doing before you send it back. sometimes chips can be dislodged in transit. There are 8 screws to remove, 7 around the edge and one in the middle near the top. The smaller screw at the bottom on the thin cover can be left as is this an unused battery box.

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As the exhibition was last year and was a success, it probably wasn't that much of an issue.

I'm suprised no one has commented on the lack of links on the WOR digital copy of Feb's BRM. There's no click boxes on the front cover or is it just me?