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I think the scenario depicted by the OP illustrates the importance of having some form of circuit protection between the DCC controller and the track in order to reduce the impact of short circuits. If you spend a reasonable amount of money on a DCC system then it seems only reasonable that you take...

Have you considered using decoders with built-in stay alive functionality such as the TCS KAM4?

Try the link from https://clarahost.clara.net/www.bromsgr ... tm#dapolst to see if this helps.

Kebang, I have just re-read one of your posts above. If I'm reading the post correctly then you MUST change things to have the No. 2 cab as the master - that's the one using version 1.65B firmware - connected using the flat cable. The other cab should be cab 3 and connected via the curly cable. Then...

Keep the cab with version 1.65B as Cab 2. There were one or two issues with version 1.65, hence the release of 1.65B, but I'm not sure if assigning locos to cabs was one of them. It would probably pay to have both cabs using the same version of firmware, then you will have eliminated firmware as the...

Are you using the Assign Cab to Loco function? If not, press SHIFT and 2 together, select the loco number to assign, press ENTER then the number of the cab to which you wish to assign the loco. If that doesn't work let me know the version of firmware you have installed in both cabs. I assume both ar...

The problem you have might relate to the version of Bachmann decoder. See the link from https://clarahost.clara.net/www.bromsgr ... ion4mm.htm for 36-553 and 36-554 decoders.

See http://www.nmra.org/manufacturer-id-numbers which provides a link to a PDF document you can download.

It sounds tome as though you have a short circuit somewhere. To check this, disconnect the SB5 from the layout and just connect it to a separate piece of track. Switch on and see if the SB5 behaves as it should. If it doesn't then there is probably an issue with the SB5, assuming your connections ar...

You might also consider the Team Digital SMD84. This can operate up to 8 point motors and you can mix solenoid and slow motion motors across the outputs, but only one type on any one output. It is also powered from the DCC track supply. I have a number of these on my developing layout and they are e...

In my defence I must point out on my original Power Cab, which was purchased just after the update, that the stack size was set to 6,straight out of the box, so I didn't realise it was adjustable... That's very strange as all new NCE ProCabs and PowerCabs I have come across have always had the reca...

Re decoder installation see https://clarahost.clara.net/www.bromsgr ... cinstr.htm

Very occasionally the thumbwheel seems a little out of line with the cradle, which is why it appears to bind. This can sometimes be remedied by adjusting the angle of the thumbwheel on the three prongs which are soldered to the main board.

If the thumbwheel is working correctly but just stiff then: Remove the screws from the back of the PowerCab (not the very small one in the middle - this is for the battery enclosure). Lift the circuit board out and examine the thumbwheel. Sometimes it has just moved a little on the three prongs whic...

Just a reminder that whilst our retail operations have closed (though I do still have some stock!) the information part of our website is still operational and is regularly updated with information about EFE and Corgi releases as well as Toyfair/Swapmeet dates. DCC installation guides are still ther...