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Consisting questions
ON28:
First, thanks to Bill for hosting this board, very helpful. I am a new user, and have a mix of LM2s and 3s in an HO consist of (older) Intermountain F3, Atlas/Kato GP7 and Proto-2000 BL2. I tore down and cleaned up the drive trains of each, then installed the LMs (see photos on other threads). All LMs and HC are up to date. My question is, just how well are these locos supposed to MU together? The Proto unit seems for the most part best run alone. All have lights, the Geep and F3 have sound. I'll add that the Kato drive is far superior to the others, and I added bronze phosphor wipers to the Proto. How much of the differences among these units is supposed to be ameliorated by RP's MU function? Because RP seems to promise a much better MU experience than the tedious process of fiddling with CVs in traditional DCC, but actual results are short of perfection. Do I expect too much?
Alan:
In theory LMs should be able to balance 100%. In practical application the locos' operating smoothness and uniformity will determine how close you get to 100%. Smooth runners consist better.
Try experimenting with different settings on the "Loco. Setup Advanced" screens.
ON28:
Thanks, any suggestions on how to use the loco settings is also greatly appreciated.
William Brillinger:
Did you run the Motor Full Load Current Test after tweaking the drives?
ON28:
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on February 24, 2020, 10:00:20 PM ---Did you run the Motor Full Load Current Test after tweaking the drives?
--- End quote ---
Of course.
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