@Vernon Barry posted:Again, I would run under conventional first, ensure some of this is not track power and joints and feeders FIRST, and then go down the path of trying to troubleshoot DCS and TMCC/Legacy.
That sounds reasonable to make sure connections are solid. I will get an engine that is just conventional and run it back and forth and see how it performs. Measure track voltage and farthest points and note the drops.
Todays configuration of track is basically one long separate track that gave DCS signal of 10's all along the entire track. When running just the DCS engine I have had no problems (once that track was isolated like it is presently)
I understand the extra load with the old lionel engine (1958 Berkshire 736 steam converted with an ERR Ac Commander) could be the load that broke the connections between tracks. There is always the track (37" gargraves) that has the feeder wire soldered onto it that could eliminate track resistance as a culprit. I could put the engine on that track and do the same test without another engine on the layout. Does that sound like a good step?
