Morning gentlemen (and ladies).....it's Sunday morning here in the "land down under", hence the introduction.
I have a problem using my "new" Z 4000 to run some of my PS1 diesel loco's (only 3 to be precise) and one of my PS1 steam loco.
I finally "bit the bullet" and purchased a Z 4000 transformer (actually I won two of them on a recent Stout Auction...surprise surprise!!!). They certainly are big suckers!!! I have previously been using my Z 1000 transformer to run all of my PS1 loco's (and their features), with no problems what-so-ever.
Anyway, I hooked the "new" Z 4000 up to the layout yesterday and.......a couple of PS1 loco's won't respond. All of my other PS1 loco's operate just fine from the "new" transformer. The four loco's that won't run are:
Santa Fe SD-90 MAC - 30-2121-1
Chicago North Western - DASH 8 - 30-2155-1
Pennsylvania SD 45 - 30-2153-1
Southern Pacific Cab Forward - 30-1144-1
I have BCR's in all of them, so I place them on the track, power-up to 10V, and let them stand for 60 seconds + Start-up sounds immediately commence. Nothing unusual there.
When I throttle down (slowly) and back up again to put the loco in forward, all I get is two bell sounds (ding-ding) and then nothing......the loco will not move out of the start-up (re-set) mode, no matter how many times I power up and down, or push the "direction" button.......just "ding ding" every time!!!
I remove the Z 4000 from powering the layout, re-install the Z 1000 transformer and do the start-up loco thing again, waiting about 60 seconds to be sure the BCR is charged, and off the loco goes as it should. Moves when the throttle is slowly turned down and back up again, or the "direction" button is pushed. Go figure!!!
I was thinking it has something to do with the new Z 4000, but it operates all of my other PS1 diesel loco's just fine, and even my PS2 and PS3 loco's. It is just these three particular PS1 diesels, and the one PS1 Cab Forward.
What am I doing wrong??????
How do I get these three diesels and the Cab Forward to operate from the "new" Z 4000????
Peter......Buco Australia
