Spireblade Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Noit sure if it's allowed on here but if not, please delete this. I have purchased a couple of the above decoders, mainly for size reasons but for the life of me it seems impossible to change the CV's. It keeps reverting back to 003, also CV 29 reverts to 006 when trying to programme 2.Railmaster came up with the message that it can't find this decoder in the database which I find strange as it';s a common item. Is there any solution to my problem? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I see from your other posts that you are using RM with an Elite. Try programming the decoder using the Elite knobs and buttons instead of the RM interface, but in 'Register' programming mode. See page 27 in the Elite manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 RM v1.70 lists GM DCC 21/22, 25, 26 and 27 but not 29.Send the decoder info to HRMS and they will include it for you. Edit - always worth resetting a decoder when it isn’t answering the helm just to get it on an even keel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spireblade Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Cheers chaps, will try the Elite route, and send info to HRMS.I bought a couple of DCC 29's,one works fine, the other wont 'ave it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I bought a couple of DCC 29's, one works fine, the other wont 'ave it! The old Amstrad (Alan Sugar Trading) quality control system - err - there is none, just pile them high, flog them cheap and if they break give them another one. Is GM using the same buy two cheap and get one that works methodolgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spireblade Posted March 9, 2019 Author Share Posted March 9, 2019 Well, I took it back to Rails for an Alan Sugar swap. Lets hope the replacement works.I will still inform HMRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spireblade Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 Well I think I'll leave these decoders well alone from nw on. I put one in my Tornado and tested it without the body on. When t needed a shove I accidentally touched the decoder which seemed insulatdd and it went up in a rather large puff of smoke. £17 wasted :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmydick Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I also have a DCC29 decoder I liked the idea of no wires. Ran ok as 003 but when I tried to change to 009 no luck. Tried to set to 09 on select and I get 8 red flashes decoder is now expired/dead/kaput/etc. -£21.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spireblade Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 I will be giving these a wide birth from now on. Shame as they are good for fitting in tight spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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