BadgerV8

96RAF, latest updates all done. Turns out the decoder isn't an ESU LokSound 5 as KR claimed prior to shipping the Fell, it's actually a Loksound 4! I swapped decoders, checked all functions worked correctly on the replacement, then altered sound volume, acceleration and deceleration rates - all new values written just fine and working ok. I then attempted to change the address again, and it all went wrong yet again! Now, I've set up over 40 locos within Railmaster with no problem so I doubt if it's something I'm doing wrong, but I ended up with the same problem as the original decoder except this time I was able to write 008 into CV8 to reset it, and it all works fine again - but only as loco address 003! I can even write 004 to the decoder, remove the loco from Railmaster and then add it in from scratch as a new loco with address 004 - and it still will not work! No sound, no lights, no movement. It will only work if the decoder is set to address 003 and Railmaster set to the same. I tried reinstalling the original decoder, it still won't even reset using CV8, but strangely it does not identify in Railmaster as an ESU decoder - it is physically identical to the replacement but idents as "unknown".....

ColinB, I'm a bit late to the party, not been on the Forum for a long time! I too pre-ordered the Fell, and based on issues with a previous purchase of KR's GT3, I should have known better...! My Fell has the same stuttering, jerking, cutting out, caused by the exact same defect - badly adjusted / engineered pickups. Adjustment has helped and following some decent running-in it now performs to a just acceptable level. Can you tell me exactly what bogie you are fitting to get pickup from the bogies please? Unfortunately I also have another fault.... My controller (Railmaster) doesn't seem to recognise the ESU LokSound 5 decoder, and whilst it tells me it is writing to it (cv changes for volume, acceleration and deceleration) nothing actually changes. I tried to re-assign the loco's DCC address, and that's where it all went wrong! It then refused to communicate and a decoder reset has not reset the address back to 003 as it should, leaving me with an ornament. Following communication with them, KR have sent me a replacement decoder to install, that is this afternoon's task - should I decide to endure the cold in the loft. I'm wondering if it's possible that my Railmaster needs to do an update to recognise this decoder, although I have written to "unknown decoders" previously with no issues and changed their address, volume etc. This has been 2 out of 2 fails for KR models - the GT3 had severe derailment issues due to an incorrectly engineered front bogie, also its front buffer beam sits twisted due to incorrect fitment of the beam against other components. I now have pickup and decoder (not necessarily KR's fault, to be fair) faults on the Fell, plus an over-glossy finish..... I won't be returning to them again. The thought of their Lickey Banker is tempting, but twice bitten and all that......

All understood Chris, here's hoping future updates do indeed run without problems......

Yeah, I get that, but it's Hornby that gets the bad name as they are the retailer selling the product under their name. If you put your name to a product and that product is troublesome, then it is you that gets the bad name. Hornby ought to understand that, and apply pressure to whoever is contracted to do the work. I wasn't really making the comment to blow steam..... more to add my small bit of info and pass thanks to those who have posted the help.

I've just had the exact same problem. Booted the laptop up, started Railmaster, prompted to do update. Update completed, no trains would run! This "update" is an extremely bad show by Hornby, putting out an update that stops people's systems from working - we're not all wizards with computer stuff you know! Or is this a ploy to make us think our eLinks have failed and buy another?? Anyway, followed the advice here (thanks Chris and others), added the 3 lines of command as none were present (reset eLink on start, Alternative comms, Check controller). had to play around with different combinations of 0 and 1 until the thing worked, hopefully future updates won't be so troublesome. And after all that, the new J36 isn't even in the database anyway!

I would like to have the option to eliminate the track plan window completely. My laptop with Railmaster sits on a purpose-built control bench, immediately next to the laptop screen and at the same angle is my track diagram with all the points controls and other controlling bits and bobs for lights, switching a certain piece of track between DC, DCC and Programming, etc etc. What I would really like, is to eliminate the track plan diagram on the laptop screen completely and just display the loco controls. I currently have them selected to "two wide", but would prefer "four wide", or "fill screen", if this is possible for a future upgrade?