Hi, I had a question about the TAS Engineer On Board cruise control. I had installed the system several years ago on a K Line FM Train Master. It ran smoothly in 128 step, 32 step and non cruise modes. I recently got it out after some years of not running and now in cruise mode it goes instantly to fast speed. In non cruise mode it still runs smooth. I read the manual again and some forum posts here and both lead to the optic not reading the tach tape correctly. I replaced the tach tape using the pdf available on this forum (Thanks gunrunnerjohn). As best as I can tell I have lined up the black ends evenly & the optic is triggering at every bar. The engine started slowly the first time, then took off for a short distance and the horn sounds continuously. It still runs fine in non cruise mode. Not sure where to look from here.
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