@Gorgeman posted:Ive been reading these posts... I have a brand new out of the box restoration Big Boy ... remote will not find it ... very frustrating ... I would heave it ..but it's so dang heavy ...
Sorry if in advance this troublehooting was stated, I'm trying to catch up in this topic as this is a new request I saw.
#1 ensure the drawbar tether connector is FULLY seated at both ends. Yes, I said both ends, at the engine I've seen the wire harness zip tied up with no slack suck that there was tension and the 6 pin connector becomes unplugged into the drawbar. At the tender side, it's the whole articulating coupler design that has the harness plug mechanically attached, but again,that drawbar has to be fully seated up against to ensure the electrical connections are made. By far, this is the most common error.
#2 Yes, 2 Rail/ 3 Rail switch comes into play and must be set to 3 Rail. That said, never hurts to move it back and forth a few times.
#3 We don't know what track and what conditions we are dealing with for signal and power specific to your layout. Example, if running Atlas or Gargraves track which is delivered without bonding the 2 outside rails to each other, did your feeders or wiring make that bond? In other words, other than the wheels and hopefully a 3 rail switch in the tender trying to bond all this, do we have redundancy?
#4 Have you attempted to run conventionally by disconnecting DCS or running on a test track with just an conventional transformer?
