I have had quite a few problems recently with newly purchased locos, firstly my new class 33 lighting didn't function (after inserting a Lenz Silver Mini decoder), then discovered that it was due to my Fleischmann Twin-Center default speed steps was 14 (now changed to 28) resulting in working rear lights and head code lights (no other front lights presumably that's normal.
Now my DCC Schools Class loco with a factory installed decoder sets off, and then after a few feet, speeds up and is uncontrollable. The only way it can be stopped is to switch off power!!!!
It was returned to Rails of Sheffield, and on their system it works fine, but not on mine. The difference being the Fleischmann Twin-Center, and the fact that I installed a Lenz decoder in the "Class 33" and there is a factory fitted Gaugemaster decoder in the "Schools".
Question is "If I replace the decoder with an old Lenz Silver Mini and it works fine, is Mr Dapol going to replace the Gaugemaster chip with a Lenz, and if in the unlikely event of it still not working because I have fiddled would it invalidate returning it?"
Another question of course is if there is anybody out there who successfully runs a loco with a Gaugemaster chip with a Fleischmann Twin-Center?
Now my DCC Schools Class loco with a factory installed decoder sets off, and then after a few feet, speeds up and is uncontrollable. The only way it can be stopped is to switch off power!!!!
It was returned to Rails of Sheffield, and on their system it works fine, but not on mine. The difference being the Fleischmann Twin-Center, and the fact that I installed a Lenz decoder in the "Class 33" and there is a factory fitted Gaugemaster decoder in the "Schools".
Question is "If I replace the decoder with an old Lenz Silver Mini and it works fine, is Mr Dapol going to replace the Gaugemaster chip with a Lenz, and if in the unlikely event of it still not working because I have fiddled would it invalidate returning it?"
Another question of course is if there is anybody out there who successfully runs a loco with a Gaugemaster chip with a Fleischmann Twin-Center?
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