Re: Problems with my Digitrax Zephyr

On Apr 21, 8:17 pm, "Frank A. Rosenbaum" <farosenb...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
The Z has separate terminals for the programming track. Make sure that you
connected it properly. I use a DPDT switch with the center terminals to the
track, and each pair on the ends to the Z's track and programming terminals.

"mike" <mmikemitch...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I purchased a new Zephyr today and hooked it up, but I'm having
problems getting things to work. 1st of all I had an Atlas Commander
before and everything was working except I couldn't program my
engines. I assumed the contgroller went bad and wanting to go to
digitrax anyhow I bought a new Zephyr.

Everything looked like it was working, but none of my engines would
move on the track. I got out a new engine that I have never run and
assuming it was using address 03, I set the Zephyr to 03 and it ran
ok.

So that tells me my other engines somehow don't have an address the
Zephyr can read.

I have put all of my engines on the programming track (one at a time)
and the Zephyr can't seem to read any of the decoders. I get the error
d nA, which means no acnowledgement from the decoder. The Zephyr can't
even read the new engine I actually got to run.

I checked the connections to the Zephyr, using an ohm tester
determined the wires to the programming track are ok, resoldered the
wires to the track and still nothing can be read.

Has anybody else had this problem, or have any idea on what else I can
check. As you know the programming track is a pretty simple setup, a
piece of track with the two programming wires connected to the track.

Is it possible the Zephyr can't read all of my engines? These aren't
old engines and I was able to set them all with my old Atlas at one
time.

Thanks for any ideas.
Mike- Hide quoted text -

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The wires are connected to the correct terminals. I have checked
several times. When the Z is trying to read I can hear the sound
change at the engine so there must be some contact, but as I stated
after a few seconds the error message comes up.
I was told at the hobby store that they haven't run into any engines
that they couldn't program so it must be fairly straight forward.

My programming track is seperate from the main track. I followed the z
instructions on how to read the engine, but maybe I'm missing
something like, should the power to the main track be off, or
something like that?

I can't believe it's this difficult.

.

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