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RailPro Software Updates / Re: Bought an HC-3-Sun, months later updated software, now no locomotives
« Last post by gerard143 on April 14, 2026, 04:19:04 PM »awesome!! thank you
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RailPro Software Updates / Re: Bought an HC-3-Sun, months later updated software, now no locomotives
« Last post by JRad on April 14, 2026, 03:54:31 PM »Until you pair the HC with a module (LM, AR etc.) Nothing will show on those pages.
The locomotive photo needs to be uploaded to the LM from the HC once it has been paired (found). When that is done, you need to change the setting for locomotive picture on the LM, using the HC. LM's will always display the default image (Ring Diesel) when first found.
The locomotive photo needs to be uploaded to the LM from the HC once it has been paired (found). When that is done, you need to change the setting for locomotive picture on the LM, using the HC. LM's will always display the default image (Ring Diesel) when first found.
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RailPro Software Updates / Bought an HC-3-Sun, months later updated software, now no locomotives
« Last post by gerard143 on April 14, 2026, 10:49:04 AM »Good Day,
Bought an HC-3-Sun like 8 months back. Took it out of box last night to put a charge on it. Updating to 1.13 firmware took many tries. I noticed after doing this nothing shows under locomotives, turnouts, accessories. Those pages all show blank when you click into them. From the factory I recall at least the locomotives page having some images in there.
So I went to load some new locomotive pics in there. Took a couple tries but got some on the device, however the locomotive page still shows blank with no images in it. Is this correct? Will they not show up again until I pair it with an LM-3 or something? I did verify under the delete menu that the image files are indeed on the HC-3.
Bought an HC-3-Sun like 8 months back. Took it out of box last night to put a charge on it. Updating to 1.13 firmware took many tries. I noticed after doing this nothing shows under locomotives, turnouts, accessories. Those pages all show blank when you click into them. From the factory I recall at least the locomotives page having some images in there.
So I went to load some new locomotive pics in there. Took a couple tries but got some on the device, however the locomotive page still shows blank with no images in it. Is this correct? Will they not show up again until I pair it with an LM-3 or something? I did verify under the delete menu that the image files are indeed on the HC-3.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: ISOLATING CROSS-OVER IN A LOOP
« Last post by G8B4Life on April 14, 2026, 06:21:37 AM »I don't know what brand of track your using but zooming in on that 90 degree crossing it appears each leg of the crossing is well and truly isolated from each other.
There isn't anywhere particularly special that the AR-1's should be attached to, as long as they are powering the correct piece of track. Using your first pic as an example, for the BL-TR (Bottom Left - Top Right) leg I'd attach an AR-1 roughly where the tape measure is. For the TL-BR leg I'd do the same thing, mirror image of the first (this is based on the legs being isolated with the plastic joiners at the green lines). Then the AR-1 are powered (input) by what ever is powering the inside track loop, and the output of the AR-1's power the legs of the cross.
- Tim
There isn't anywhere particularly special that the AR-1's should be attached to, as long as they are powering the correct piece of track. Using your first pic as an example, for the BL-TR (Bottom Left - Top Right) leg I'd attach an AR-1 roughly where the tape measure is. For the TL-BR leg I'd do the same thing, mirror image of the first (this is based on the legs being isolated with the plastic joiners at the green lines). Then the AR-1 are powered (input) by what ever is powering the inside track loop, and the output of the AR-1's power the legs of the cross.
- Tim
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General Discussion / Re: Short Circuit Protection
« Last post by alco_diesel on April 13, 2026, 08:25:22 PM »Thanks guys. I’ll pursue it with RE.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Who's Using Stay-Alive/Keep-Alive, PBM-2 Capacitor Modules?
« Last post by LVRR1856 on April 13, 2026, 07:54:42 PM »I'm like Coal Valley - non so far. See how it goes. Moving on to loco #5 & 6, I did buy a PB-1 for a future if needed ? Switcher maybe ?
All the first installs are 8 axel loco's, run great.
All the first installs are 8 axel loco's, run great.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: ISOLATING CROSS-OVER IN A LOOP
« Last post by carpediem4570 on April 13, 2026, 06:27:23 PM »Thank you Tim for your advice.
My plan is to put the plastic joiners where the green lines are, in picture one.
Is there any place in particular where the ar’s should be attached to the track?
Do I have To do anything to the cross to isolate the north-south from the east-west or it it already isolated?
Thanks again for the advice.
My plan is to put the plastic joiners where the green lines are, in picture one.
Is there any place in particular where the ar’s should be attached to the track?
Do I have To do anything to the cross to isolate the north-south from the east-west or it it already isolated?
Thanks again for the advice.
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: Who's Using Stay-Alive/Keep-Alive, PBM-2 Capacitor Modules?
« Last post by CPRail on April 13, 2026, 08:39:18 AM »I use the TSC Keep-Alives. It's what I started doing my installs with. So far, 90% of my installs barely have enough room for the LM, the Keep-Alive and a Speaker. There's no room for the relatively huge RailPro PBM-2! I do have one Rapido loco factory installed with their Mo'Power unit, but it barely gives me 3 seconds of power, so I'm not sure about it, but the rest of the install is working perfectly, so I'm not worrying about it!
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: ISOLATING CROSS-OVER IN A LOOP
« Last post by G8B4Life on April 13, 2026, 08:23:28 AM »Yes, you will need two AR-1's, one for each leg of the cross.
You have put the insulated (plastic) joiners in the wrong spot, they really need to be where you have put the green lines in your first pic, just after each turnout (while what you have done would technically work the length of track to auto-reverse in is realistically too short to to work well). As these legs are quite short you need to be sure that you don't bridge the insulated joins at each end of a leg at the same time with something that conducts, like and engine or something with wheel wipers or you will get a short.
- Tim
You have put the insulated (plastic) joiners in the wrong spot, they really need to be where you have put the green lines in your first pic, just after each turnout (while what you have done would technically work the length of track to auto-reverse in is realistically too short to to work well). As these legs are quite short you need to be sure that you don't bridge the insulated joins at each end of a leg at the same time with something that conducts, like and engine or something with wheel wipers or you will get a short.
- Tim
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RailPro Specific Help & Discussion / Re: LM-3S
« Last post by sieggs1 on April 13, 2026, 01:27:10 AM »Mrpicks,
Very well. I sent them several LM-3S modules and an LM-3S-21 and they were able to diagnose and fix all of them.
You should be in good hands.
Rob S.
Very well. I sent them several LM-3S modules and an LM-3S-21 and they were able to diagnose and fix all of them.
You should be in good hands.
Rob S.