Is it possible to run a TMCC engine via remote and run a TMCC engine conventionally on adjacent tracks?
I have several loops of track down for Christmas, 3 young boys, a few Legacy/TMCC engines and 1 Legacy remote. I do not particularly care to have the Legacy remote in the hands of the boys.
I hooked the Legacy base to one track put an engine on this track and control it with the remote. This does work as expected.
I also assumed I could let the boys run other TMCC engines on the other tracks via conventional control. This is where I am having problems. The base is not attached to these other tracks, however it appears the engines are getting a signal as they will not respond to changing the voltage via conventional transformer or the conventional horn/whistle buttons. So long as the base is hooked up to the other track, they just sit there looking dead. The Program/Run switches are in the run position.
If I unhook the base from the one track it is attached to, then any engine works via conventional control as it should. I could just run everything conventionally but I wanted to use the remote as we have some fun accessories that have been modified and are TMCC only (err upgraded).
Is it possible to run a TMCC engine via remote and run a TMCC engine conventionally on adjacent tracks?
Thank you for your advice.
