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CPRail:
Hi Group,

I'm trying to help a new user with an issue he's having. He's had a heck of a time getting set-up and wants to post to RPUG but he doesn't want his first post to be all negative.

He has a LM-3S that can't be found on his HC. I've tried to find it on my layout & HCs and it seems to not want to be found.

Any suggestions on how to find this LM? I had it plugged into a harness (8 pin) for my tests.

KPack:
Is it a brand-new LM-3S?  If not, then it may have a password associated with it.  Regardless, I would recommend going through the "password reset" protocol as outlined in the HC manual to clear anything that may be on the module.

It is certainly possible that the module is dead on arrival.  That has happened a couple of times that I know of, though it is very rare.  Do you know if the module is receiving power and is actually "on"?

I'd be curious to see what his other issues are.  Railpro in my experience has been very easy to set up for most.  If his experience is otherwise we need to know about it.  Maybe we can recommend software changes to avoid the problems he is having in the future.

-Kevin

Alan:
Is it on?

Pop off the loco shell and set the loco on the track. Connect a multimeter or voltmeter to the blue wire on the 9 pin connector side and the yellow wire on the 6 pin connector side. Does the meter indicate track voltage?

CPRail:
Hi Guys,

I'll take a look and see if I can determine if it is 'on'. Here's a breakdown of the other issues he's been having:


* His HC went back for warranty work. Apparently the screen would go black whenever you tried to do anything on it.
* His other LM is in a Kato Sd40 and it has a mind of its own. It would go down the track a bit then jerk to a stop. Tried the module in another identical unit and same thing then an Athearn. No luck.Sometimes the ditch lights work and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes one ditch light alternates with the headlight for no reason. Sometime the speed just slows down when it feels like it. Then he tried both modules in some Proto units and blew the headlight bulbs.
I did advise him to download all the recent updates and proper lighting programs, but I'm not sure if he did that before he gave me his module to play with.

He's getting very disheartened, especially when he sees how easy my system is working.

Thoughts?

Alan:
Wait until after Halloween passes when the spirits leave and everything will be fine again.

I can imagine the symptoms happening if there are loose or poorly soldered pins in the 9 pin connector on the LM itself.

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