St1ngr4y Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This year I have converted my layout to DCC. I have 8 R8247 accessory decoders, an Elite controller, and a PC running Railmaster connected to the Elite. On the Railmaster, I have started to create programs which bring trains from hidden sidings into a 4 platform station. These programs incorporate point changes to bring a particular train into a particular platform. One particular program was being tested when the train in question took a wrong turn at a particular point. This point was connected to the first port of decoder 7, therefore its port number was 25. The program had a step switching this point to the left, but it had been switched to the right. After a bit of experimentation, I found that this point was now firing in response to a signal to point number 1, and when point 25 was selected either through Railmaster or directly through the Elite, the point was not responding at all. In fact, all four points connected to decoder 7, i.e. 25, 26, 27 & 28, were now responding when points 1, 2, 3 & 4 were selected. So, I disconnected the decoder from my DCC bus, got a long pair of wires to stretch from the Elite to the decoder, and re-programmed it for address group 7. I reconnected it to the DCC bus and all 4 points started working ok again ... for about an hour then the same thing happened again. Has anyone experienced this before? Is there a cure or do I have a faulty decoder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I would contact Hornby Customer Care. I've heard of the Elite resetting when using the Aux socket to power motors, but that's when using passing contact switches, not DCC control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecamden Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I remember this happening to me once when I installed a new version of the Elite software. I don't know if it was something to do with the Classic/Standard thing - anyway, it all got corrupted and the points ( like yours) were all over the place. The 'cure' for me ( at any rate) was resetting the Elite. Not had the problem since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I agree with poliss - contact HCC. Difficult to say for a start whether its the 8427 or the Elite ,but given the other PADs reamin correctly addressed, most likely the 8427. But let HCC sort it out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1ngr4y Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Thanks for your replies, guys. I think before I contact HCC, tomorrow I will physically move the 'faulty' decoder (which insists on being number 1) to the location of the current number one, then I will re-program this 'good' one as decoder 7 and relocate it to where the faulty one used to be. I'll try this for a while to see if I have any further problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Good thinking Stingr4y - not faulty if you wanted it to be 1 in the first place. More than one way to skin a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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