While I'm upgrading my SD40-2's in my project in the Hi-Rail section, I also decided to upgrade one of my older Lionel engines to Command Control, in this case the colorful 18018 Southern Mikado, with the Electric Railroad DC Commander (thanks to fellow member GGG). Before getting it hooked up with the other components, I decided to test if the commander itself to see if it reverses correctly.
I put it on the track, and connect the tender tether to the engine's to test in conventional mode. The good news, no shorts or anything bad occurred. The bad news was I couldn't seem to get the engine out of neutral. I flipped the run/program switch, but it stayed in neutral. I followed ERR's wiring diagram correctly - red and blue motor wires, green ground wire, and black hot wire (as per the engine's specifications) - so I can't figure out what's wrong.
