Well problem was as you suggested a bad battery. I was using Energizer ultimate lithium and one of the four was bad so I replaced it. All the non keypad came back instantly but I haven't detected a way to ensure the pad was working I reset the engine several dozen times and finally tried removing and reinstalling the batteries and that gave me tiny beeps from the pad and more fiddling got the pad to work. made two loops and it stopped. somewhere in this process I think I must have set brakes because full on and boost will only power the loco as long as I push. and as soon as I stop pushing I run several feet and stop. Is there a way to get the brake off . I really want to use this cab 1 because I own it but I think this may be a real problematical system. Am I barking up the wrong tree? My grandson ran a lion chief 040 switcher and had a ball so I know I don't have a track work problem and no lights flicker on any car. So I tried the 990 and got it to run but how do I get the keypad to change so I can use crew talk? I've switched from coffee to wine and turned off the lights for today. I keep telling myself that this is a hobby and I am having fun but there is a limit to how much I want to lie to myself.
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