Decoders

[Bigmet]

Well, my experience in recovering decoders - thanks to long ago good advice from a German model railway retailer in Koln - is just enter CV8 on the DCC system, and then the specified reset number. And persist. In stubborn cases I have been known to do this once a week for three months! I have recovered a lot of seemingly dead* decoders this way, and they have gone on normally ever since. The dealer couldn't explain the why of it, just that it often worked. I am game for any minimal effort money saving...

*It should be emphasised that there must be no evidence of physical damage, just 'no signs of life'.

[MarkOg]

I'll give it a try - Thanks. I cannot see any evidence of physical damage.....

[RAF96]

Another urban myth is to put them in the freezer overnight, but let them thaw and dry before powering them up.

[Bigmet]

Another urban myth is to put them in the freezer overnight, but let them thaw and dry before powering them up.

The last time I heard that one, it was an 'audiophile' idea to 'improve' the sound from CD's.