mikejj101 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I've just installed an R8249 decoder into the tender of R 3241 - City of Bradford but loco travels in the wrong direction - how do I fix this ?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 As far as I know you turn the decoder around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wow not bad for a non DCCer 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Select reverse direction in CV 29 or Railmasteror swap the motor wires over if hardwired or simply unplug the decoder and fit it 'tother way round if a dcc ready loco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 This drawing explains WHY the previous replies are correct. The orange and grey wires are the motor wires. If the decoder is plugged in to the socket the wrong way round, the motor wires get reversed. The decoder still functions (except for lights, which are not normally applicable to the steamer) but just goes in the opposite direction../media/tinymce_upload/97ce571d1ac806de3f6dea5f0123b6ea.jpg.Note for other readers who have a lights equipped loco. If the loco runs in reverse, but the lights still work. Then either reverse the wires on the electric motor itself OR enable 'loco reverse' in CV29 (Bit 0). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejj101 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Thanks all. Swapped in socket and now fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wow not bad for a non DCCer 😆 WTD, It appears that you have been taking more interest in DCC, than you are letting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 WTD has always been watching us, just doesn't say much. And just to clarify for those who may not be fully clear from this discussion, it's the swapping of the grey and orange wires only that makes the difference. If you hard wire a decoder, swapping red and black (which also happens when you turn the decoder around in the socket) makes no difference. If it did, then picking up a loco, turning it around and putting it on the track facing the other way would mean that it would now run backwards, and it doesn't, does it? I know yours do WTD, this is another of the fiendishly clever things about DCC. PS. WTD, just got a brand new D to W in my house. 11 weeks old and 2.2kg of concentrated happy energy. Lost my old one at 17 a few weeks back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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