Peckett W4 on DCC

[Chrissaf]

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[Chrissaf]

I've recently purchased the new R3680 Peckett W4, and then separately the R7274 decoder.  I ran the train in originally on DC on a rolling road for about 20 mins each way and it was a bit sluggish and needed a bit of power to start but would run at low speed if you slowed it down once it got going. 
I've now added the DCC decoder and it really isn't happy.  It quite often needs a nudge to get it going at all (even on the rolling road), and if you try and change direction the wheels will sometimes do a quarter turn but will always lock up.  
I've switched it backwards and forwards a bit between dc and DCC and think it is a wheel problem in as much as on dc it sits and doesn't start moving then suddenly jolts off when it gets enough power, but on DCC it can't do that as the speed builds slowly so it stays stuck.

Has anyone else had problems with this?

 

[ColinB]

I have one of these, the Blue Circle one, I cannot remember there being any issues, I think I bought it with DCC fitted as I hate fitting DCC to these small locos, so it must be a Hornby decoder.

[jane1707819582]

Not with this particular loco,but very occasionally others , a fault on DC will amplify on DCC. I would send it back and ask for another .

[matt_mcnulty]

Thanks for the replies, I think trying a replacement might be the best option.  This one has no chance of slow running on dc or DCC.