My friend has an early BLI PRR M1 that has a QSI decoder. I am unable to read the decoder, we have tried resetting the decoder with no luck. All it will do is sit on the track and make idle steam engi

Thanks for the suggestions. He has the abbreviated manual that came with the engine, but it offered no help. I will try F6. After I posted my question, being impatient, I decided to try applying power

Thanks for the recommendation to try F6. I selected it 4 times and the decoder now works normally. I really appreciate the tip. Wil

I hope this is not too far off topic. I recently received a gift of a bunch of HO Trains. One item puzzled me. It is by Loy’s Toys Caleb a battery saver. I can’t find out how to upload a picture so wi

There is an explicit color coded diagram on where to wire and where to gap on Allan Gartner's Wring for DCC. I printed a copy to use when wiring mine to a reverser. Wil

I don't have any experience with the Kato TT, but have wired two Peco and a couple of old ConCor TT for a friend's layout. As to the track reverser I just connected the tracks leading to the TT to the

The simple solution would be to use a double pole, double throw toggle. There are three contacts on each side, connect the incoming track power to the bottom contact on one side and the center to the

The simple solution would be to use a double pole, double throw toggle. There are three contacts on each side, connect the incoming track power to the bottom contact on one side and the center to the

I agree with the circuit breakers. The ones I use automatically separate the buses as wires from the booster are daisy chained to the circuit breakers and each breaker has its own output to the bus.

I agree with the circuit breakers. The ones I use automatically separate the buses as wires from the booster are daisy chained to the circuit breakers and each breaker has its own output to the bus.

I agree with Jim. The Power Cab is worth every penny. The boosters may cost more, but the PC is able to program anything I have been to throw at it, Even a couple of Large Scale Engines. There are som

What you show is not a problem depending on whats on the other end. If it is a standard loop everything is fine. If they come together at a turnout you have a reversing loop. Just my .02, Wil

Yes it matters. while it's not DC it's sensitive to phase, so you basically treat it like DC. If you reverse the phase from block to block it will short when an engines crosses the boundary. At least

Yes it matters. while it's not DC it's sensitive to phase, so you basically treat it like DC. If you reverse the phase from block to block it will short when an engines crosses the boundary. At least

Another option, if your layout is DCC controlled, is to remove all of the electronics and power the motor with a simple motor decoder. I did this for a friend's N Scale layout using old ConCor turntab