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Just like to say a big thank you to  peterm1  and Izzy  for your thoughts and tips  and help with my questions  . its now given me a bit of encourgement to have a go at programing for my self . some bits i have learned but there are bits that get cofuseing  as there seems loads of ways to do certian tasks  at least  now if things go wrong i can do a factory re set  and keep  practise .ing 👍 

Hi  to try and get to grips with it all i have pulled out a old Hornby j94  i brought with a sound decoder and stay alive fitted  it was never a great runner  very jerky  .  and start from scratch with this  . i have been starting with cv 2 through to cv 4  so far and made some progress  but as quick as you think you got the hang of it and read on it gets a bit complicated  of sorts  . i have got it to start slowly  but the mid range power i doint seem to have had sucsess yet so back to whatch ing some more vids 4 the moment 

bit of progress 2 day  started to  actually learning how to alter the CV settings  and i think ime getting there i have now  got my loco to run  much better . so thanks for the tips its pushed me to have a go 👍

Thanks  for the reply's  ime pleased to say that  i do now have the sound back . though  it was a bit of a long task as ime not that ok  with find ing my way around reprogram ing etc un less i have idiot proof follow  it through instructions  in front  of me 😟 any way after watching  a few vids   i have tried a factor  resett this did work  return sound etc but the speed is all to pot  takes ages to get going  and ages to slow up any ideas what has gone wrong there  . thank you 

H i  can any one help . i have a ZIMO  MX648R sound decoder  . problem is function 1 for  the sound is not working  but all the other sound functions work  fine . whistle ETC . I  know it has been working before as i had tried out  in one of my locos  when i 1st got it .  any ideas would be most greatfull thank you .🙄

yes thats one thing i will have a look at is the manual , especially if thease odd problems  keep croping  up  thanks again for the info  .

Thanks  sub shed . i did have a go a reset  and nothing  of note really happend  i had the magnet wand  in the box  and followed the instrutions  . but  i have just 10mins ago tried Alcanman  Suggestion and pressed F6 twice   and sucsess its worked 😃👍 i had to look twice as the chassis moved 🙌. i really thought i would never get to the bottom of this   so big thanks to  every one that has offered help 

brilliant  thanks for that i will certainly give that a try 👍

oops sorry i didnt read  that right  i am not sure  if it has  a means  to rev  as one thing i didnt get with this was the  instructions  it was just the loco  so its been guess work  with functions  and thats why i did think i have pressed  some  thing i shouldnt if that helps 

Hi  yes  if  i  increase  the throtle speed engine revs do pick up 

PS  here is a pic of the loco and the decoder 

Hi    i have a Atlas gold HH660  alco loco with a qsi quatum dual sound decoder . the loco is  not new one . it has run really well the last week  but now i can only get sound  it will not move in any direction  . i have looked up just about all i can find and relived to see i am not alone with this problem . i have tried a reset  no luck  i have tried power in DC to the motor and it dus  spin up . tried DC on test track sound ok but again woint move . i have a NCE  power cab   but i was thinking i might have accidently  pressed wrong buttons  and activated  some think i shouldn't  any ideas please .  thanks 

HI to all . i have  been keeping with the american  theam still  at the moment  . and managed to pick up  a nice  ALCO hh60   i really like thease  they very much remind  mind me of a small class 20  this is a ATLAS  model  with sound  runs brilliant  .

Hi  Nigel Please to tell you  its all working 👍. realy greatfull for your help and advice . and it runs nice and smooth . thanks again . kevin 

Hi nigel  just to let you know i followed them steps and big relife the decoder is responed ing  ☺️motor spins each way. i will give it a break this eve and try a reassemble the motor  .tomorrow  eve after work . just to re cap  i doint need to use tape etc  as it was dcc ready  is that right  thanks  kevin 

brilliant thanks Nigel i will  have a go and follow  them steps  i really would like to get this working propperly 👍

Hi thanks for the replys  no it was only a few seconds  on my test track  and no power at all was aplied  . so it was quickly  taken off . i guess my only option  is to take it all apart  and try again  on  one side of the frame  only  seems to have a plastic backing  plate  and  the other side  dus not  and the  two clamps that surport the worm drime sharfts r plastic  as well . i do have limited know how with electronics but have hard wired non split frames with no problems  but this has kicked my confidence  a bit . its a daft ? to ask but would the motor conections be of fault  like the orange and grey wrong way round or dus that not make a differance  . 

Not  very much progress on the decoder fit  infact  its turned in to a right head ache ,☹️. this is my 1 st time hard wire ing at  split frame  i have followed  as much as i can from whatch ing  u tube and advice from here  i have isolated the motor  from the frames  and wired the 4 wires  orange  and grey to the motor red and black  for pick ups but no matter how i try when placed on the track buzz ing and shorting takes place . what i am getting wrong beats me any help please  before i bin the flipping thing 😖 i have taken it apart  and re tried so many times now i could do with my eyes closed 😀 one silly mistake you can see from the 1 st  two pics i wired motor leads for pic ups .  simple i thought  just re wire  the correct  way problem solved . BUT FAR FROM IT  A RRRRRRR ! SORRY🙄

Hi  Rich  .its from Gaugemaster  fordhampton . its there Gas/liquid pipeline  kit 

Thanks BE   thats handy to know . and mine did run really just on DC  as  well to  .i was very inpressed ,  but i still think i would like to fit a decoder 

Thanks  Nigel  thats really helpful . ime just have ing a look around for a suitable  small decode to fit .

Thanks for the replys  . yes it is a bit baffel ing  to where the circut board has gone  every photo  i have come across so far shows it   with the 8 pin plug  . any way  i will  have a try at hard wire ing a decoder in  been watch ing  u tube  vids on split frames  so long as i isolate   the motor and take my time i just may be able to sort it   ime not really worried about the  lights 2 make thigs easyer . 

hi can any one  offer some advice  for fitting  a decoder  to a roundhouse  model 40  critter . it said on the box dcc ready and from pics i had seen it should have a circuit board with a 8 pin plug  . i have limited know how.  but can see only a red and black  wires  see pic inc, screwed to the block on top and a split frame chassis  , ide like to have a go at fitting a decoder my self  so any pointers tips etc would be most wellcome  . and recomendations  on what decoders  and a stay alive  would fit  . thank you 

yes thats excataly what i was  expecting  to see , .all there is to  see is a black and red wires  so i am not sure how to sort this 😯

  I have just taken the body shell off and , o dear  no 8 pin plug in sight ! yet on the box it says  DCC  ready 😨 i am no expert with elecrics  but is that a split frame chassis i see