Is it the Engine or the TIU? And a Shoutout.

Try deleting it and then re-add it. I wouldn't worry to much if you cant get it to run down there.... it wouldn't be the 1st time someone had DCS issues on that layout

Doug, think it is the engines, they were not in the remote and they would not add, now I got three locos to repair and I won't have money for Cal Stewart.

Don't give up yet.. 3 engine at once make you believe there's something else going on.

 

Make a small test track  and try again with only one engine on the test track at a time.

"Is it the Engine or the TIU?"

Neither, it's probably the wiring of the layout.

Follow Gregg's advice! He's helped me out with this exact issue.

There has been DCS versions that bring this up. What version are they using? Do they have the same engines you are trying to add?

Joe,

There has been DCS versions that bring this up.

That would be in DCS 4.0 through DCS 4.02 or so. I think it was corrected in either 4.02a or 4.10.

Tim I would bet money that its the layout wiring and not all 3 of your engines. Never base your DCS troubles on that particular layout.

If you know Gary very well, ask him to run those on his layout in old town. It's wired up for DCS and works great, even with Lash Ups. I'm guessing they will work just fine over there.

Tim, we had the same ongoing problem for several years at the Angels Gate Club here in LA. The solution was to set up a test track for the purpose of adding engines. In addition, we make sure  the remote is tethered. Works like a charm every time. I doubt that you have problems with three engines. In many cases the club environment is not the best for adding engines. 

 

You are certainly welcome to visit  us in San Pedro should your  travels take you to LA, Open every Saturday from 10-4. Ask for Matt or Jeff.

 

Jeff in LA at AGHR

NOW HERE THIS, I took it to the National City Depot where there TIU system! Can pick up the engines quicker. The TIU Recovered and found the Locos quickly, I reset them to Factory Default and I am gonna test them at the Sd3r layout. Thanks for all any of your Ideas, and now I will no longer do lash ups because like Laid Off sick said in another thread lash ups just are horrible!

I do MU consists everyday! If there's something wrong, I fix it. I won't run my long trains, without multiple engines.

You mean that these guys,

http://www.sd3r.org/

and

http://mthtrains.com/news/060b

don't have good DCS signal on their layout? Whoa.....

Joe, Lash Ups on the SD3R are a nightmare. Getting a single engine to run without issues is hard enough.

Joe if you take a look at how the TIU's are set up on that layout, you would cringe, it works better if you log your engines in early in the morning and being the first person to do so. I want to suggest redoing the system but it would mean shutting down the layout and I would get stuck doing it.

I quit running lash ups last time these two lashed up because one of them derailed and it would not start. I took it to the other layout and they logged on no problems at all.

And Doug... According to Mark Warner, you can only run Scale stuff on his layout, basically I only have 3 engines that can run on that layout and I would only have 14 cars that I can run on his layout. (his refering to Gary)

Sounds like it's time to invest in your own DCS system

Matt,

   You bet both the DCS & Legacy, he definitely needs to invest in his own equipment.

PCRR/Dave