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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: First Op Session and RailPro
« Last post by ON28 on Today at 06:12:10 PM »
If you're close, don't wait! I temporarily powered my staging tracks with wire leads and alligator clips. And most of my switches have no throws yet. Gotta keep those trains moving!
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: LM-3S-21 Module compatibility with different manufacturers
« Last post by Smoke on July 02, 2025, 11:28:08 PM »
I did not change out the lights, they worked without any modifications with the LM-3S-21. The model I tested had an ESU V5 decoder so I pulled that out, replaced it with the LM and everything worked. Took a few minutes to figure out which lights went to what Ax outputs, but that's it.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: LM-3S-21 Module compatibility with different manufacturers
« Last post by LVRR1856 on July 02, 2025, 10:08:27 PM »
Great Smoke ! I Just bought a RS-3 LVRR Hammerhead, in DC/DCC ready .... going to RP it up soon.

Good to know they play well together. Did you have to change the lights out ?
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: LM-3S-21 Module compatibility with different manufacturers
« Last post by Smoke on July 02, 2025, 02:06:27 PM »
We can add Bowser to the list of locomotive manufacturers that are truly plug and play with the LM-3S-21.

The locomotives that I have personally tested and are plug and play with the LM-3S-21 are:
Athearn Genesis (MP15AC and SD60E)
Rapido (B36-7)
Bowser (SD30C-ECO)


I have been working with Tim (G8B4Life) on seeing if we can get a Scaletrains locomotive to work without any modifications and so far, no luck. We can get partial light outputs from the Ax functions, but not fully bright lights. I reached out to Scaletrains to see if they had any additional information but all I got back from support was "ESU is the only decoder that works". I did not receive a reply to my follow-up email where I included a bunch more information I have gathered.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: First Op Session and RailPro
« Last post by Espeelark on July 02, 2025, 11:41:40 AM »
Glad to hear that!
After 6 years, I'm close to having a small, shake-down op session myself on the first level of my double-deck layout.
Nice to hear that the MU functionality worked and your attendees enjoyed the system (and your layout)!
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: First Op Session and RailPro
« Last post by Smoke on July 01, 2025, 09:29:04 PM »
Congrats!

Must’ve been really satisfying to see everything run smoothly after all the time and effort you put in. My layout is a small shelf that’s barely functional, so I can only imagine the time, effort, and patience to get to the point you are at!! Sounds like the RP system made a solid impression too (I don't ever recall hearing a negative first impression of RP, other than the defensive DCC diehards)!
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / First Op Session and RailPro
« Last post by ON28 on June 30, 2025, 10:54:33 PM »
It only took 10 years since starting construction (!), had some of the guys over for a shakedown/informal op session. My HO layout, a double-deck mix of RP and NCE, functioned perfectly (a decade's worth of fine-tuning and pre-op track cleaning will do that...). None of my experienced operators had ever used RP. They were suitably impressed, particularly with the MU functionality. What a fantastic feeling watching the railroad come to life in the operations framework I had long envisioned!
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Finished RailPro Installation Examples / Re: Athearn LM3s/PBM/Scalesounds speaker
« Last post by LVRR1856 on June 29, 2025, 10:55:18 PM »
Nice install - I have about 120 to go ... LOL

Didn't realize how big those RP keep alives are ... they must be a challenge in smaller units.
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New Users Start Here / Re: Introduce Yourself...
« Last post by LVRR1856 on June 27, 2025, 02:27:40 PM »
Good news - they sent me a message, said it all shipped, must of have errors on the website as far as stock ... all good !
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New Users Start Here / Re: Introduce Yourself...
« Last post by LVRR1856 on June 26, 2025, 01:01:02 PM »
Well - I just took the plunge into the deep end of the pool ... lol. :o 8)

Just Spent about $1150
RPK-2 Starter **
8- LM-3S Mods (bought private sale)
4- LM-3 Mods no sound**
1- CB-1** Circuit breaker - need a few more later
1- CL-1 (bought private sale)
3- WH-9 harnesses**
1- Lanyard LYN-RP1

**Denotes items = Not in Stock ... hopefully not too long of a wait ??
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