@zhubl posted:The continuously blinking cab light is actually a 1 blink diagnostic code AKA stalled motor. obviously if it works fine otherwise there is most likely nothing stalling the motor you are simply lacking power in conventional mode. This also applies with the smoke unit, with the Z-4000 being a true sine wave transformer the locomotive is just not getting the voltage it needs to correctly operate. With the low voltage the start current of the motor is over the trip current of the control board. The smoke is basically the same issue there is just not enough voltage to create enough heat for a good smoke output.
When you go to the CW-80 that has a modified sine wave that actually allows the board to get a initial 18V for part of the cycle and that allows the board to have enough voltage for the motor to run and power the smoke unit well.
thanks for the reply!
so is it just a question of operating in conventional? if i were to used the legacy system instead and set the z4000 to a certain voltage would that work? if so what voltage, my understanding is lionel legacy engines cant exceed 18v.
or will this engine simply never work with the z4000 properly?
