11-10-2010, 07:54 PM
UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!! STRANGE PROBLEM!!!
This is really strange! I haven't operated the Atlas MP15dc for a couple of weeks, in fact had put it back in its box while working on the layout. Tonight, I took her back out of the box, put it on the DCC track, and it won't hit a lick! All it will do is make the start up sound - the headlight will come on for a second - and then nothing! Model will not operate on straight DC either. Does the same exact same thing. I've checked for loose wires, tried resetting the decoder to default values - still nothing.
As you may recall from my earlier post, this model acted strange when I first got it, but it smoothed out and was running very nice - almost as smooth as my BLI NW-2.
Any ideas fellows? I'm at a lose here! If this one has stopped working for some reason, that makes two sound equipped DCC locomotives that I have that won't run now. I won't even bother to tell you about the crappy Athearn GP15-1 that I got that was a lemon right out of the box!
This is really strange! I haven't operated the Atlas MP15dc for a couple of weeks, in fact had put it back in its box while working on the layout. Tonight, I took her back out of the box, put it on the DCC track, and it won't hit a lick! All it will do is make the start up sound - the headlight will come on for a second - and then nothing! Model will not operate on straight DC either. Does the same exact same thing. I've checked for loose wires, tried resetting the decoder to default values - still nothing.
As you may recall from my earlier post, this model acted strange when I first got it, but it smoothed out and was running very nice - almost as smooth as my BLI NW-2.
Any ideas fellows? I'm at a lose here! If this one has stopped working for some reason, that makes two sound equipped DCC locomotives that I have that won't run now. I won't even bother to tell you about the crappy Athearn GP15-1 that I got that was a lemon right out of the box!
Ed
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