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Low voltage warning
William Brillinger:
time to contact Tim. Sounds like a programming bug. email support@ringengineering.com
roofintrash:
E-mail sent.
KPack:
Are the Athearn locos hardwired to the trucks? I mean have you physically checked to see if the wires from the trucks are soldered to the sideframes? Or are these some of the Athearn RTR locos that pick up the negative power from the frame?
I ask because the low voltage warning can come up if power supply to the module is intermittent. I've seen it pop up before going over switches and have seen it on straight track in locomotives where the power supply isn't fully hardwired. It will show up if the locomotive doesn't fully drop power (ie no loss in sound or movement). It seems that a momentary cessation of power will trigger the fault even though it has no visible effect on the locomotive itself. Like Alan I usually don't worry much about it because the locomotive will normally continue to operate just fine (unless I have dirty track/wheels).
With almost all my locomotives being hardwired at ALL electrical connection points I have not had this happen too often recently. The fact that it shows up only on your Athearn's tells me there is likely something in the electrical path from the wheels to the module that likely could be improved. However, like Bill said it could be a software issue that needs to be ironed out with an update.
-Kevin
Prostreetamx:
Older Athearn engines are known for their low quality wheels ans poor truck pick ups. I have not converted any of my Athearns yet but did recently pick up a book at the hobby shop that gives you tips on how to upgrades these engines that includes wheel swaps. I moved the book recently so I can't find it to give you the title but will continue looking.
roofintrash:
Yes,all soldered pick ups. Ive been trouble shooting this for a while now to no avail. I'm running out of ideas and will probably just ignore it as it doesn't alter the performance at all. Just bugs the crap out of me.
These are all brand new,dcc ready,purchased in the last 8 months. I'm well aware of the issues with the older series and the sintered wheels and crappy electrical pickup.
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