Reply to "MTH Restoration Big Boy Issue or not?"

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@jini5 posted:
So I am an owner of the latest Glossy black restoration Big Boy. My question is.....Should I have continuity between the wheels of this locomotive? (same axle wheel to wheel) I realize there is a 2 rail/3 rail switch on the bottom of the tender. I am thinking the reason I dont have continuity between wheels is because if the loco was switched to 2 rail and if I had continuity that would be an issue on 2 rail track. So if I flip the switch to 3 rail....Should I get continuity between the wheels? Well I dont. And it seems DCS does not want to find this loco unless I have either a jumper between the outer rails or add a freight car to simulate a jumper between the outer rails. Is this normal?

There are several electrical reasons why a multimeter might not show continuity between the the left and right wheels, but it shouldn't matter for DCS since the signal is on the center rail.

I'm wondering if you have the wires between the TIU and the track crossed somewhere.

6/9/229:42 AM

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