Hey guys,
I'm starting this new year off rough already. I was hooking up my AR-1 and ran across a snag. I hooked it up just as the instructions said, and got a green flashing light while it powered up, then solid when it was ready. I then did the coin test and the AR-1 went dead. Not red, not red flashing or orange....the light is dark and unpowered. I took my meter to it and I got 14v going in, but nothing on the reversing section. This section was previously powered by a DPDT so I know my insulating gaps aren't shorting, (plus there's styrene to fill the gap). Here's what I've tried so far:
I've tried taking the power leads out for a few minutes to let it reset itself.
Checked my power leads going in with a meter and got a steady 14V.
Removed all engines from the track.
Turned power off to the power station and back on using the controller.
Unplugged the layout and plugged back in.
With the AR-1 power leads unplugged I get 14.46V exact on my track voltage, with the leads in, the track power is 1.36V with 0v on my reversing section no matter what the wire configuration, I'm suspecting I got a dud of a AR-1 that is shorting my layout but if I'm missing some reset switch or something simple, please let me know. From my understanding in the AR-1 manual it should be self resetting.