Need Help with ERR Hotbox Reefer Kit Installation

Just a thought my HC-1 port did not work, try HC-2 but most of all recheck all your wiring......sometimes we all need a second pair of eyes to recheck our work or sometimes walk away and come back later.

 

-Pete

First things first, can you get the LC-1 LED to light, and can you control it using the "1" and "4" keys on the remote?  Also, I use the jumper to configure instead of the soft-set feature, much easier and more positive.

 

Note that the LED's are polarity sensitive and REQUIRE a dropping resistor or you'll cook them.  The diode is strongly recommended as well, though some people dispute my use of them.

 

 

John, the LED will not light and I did use the jumper between pins 1 and 2 to try to configure it as engine 25. I have my LED wired with a 1000 ohm 1/4w resistor in series on the positive lead.

Wm swen, anyway you can post a picture of your wiring, i will check it against my hot box reefer ERR install

 

-Pete

I'd suggest connecting a 12V incandescent bulb on that LC1 output and then trying to program it.  If you can't get the light to go on, you need to get that working before you proceed.

 

Did you use a meter to check if you have voltage coming in?  Also, are you SURE you have the center and outside rails connected to the proper connections?

 

It looks like my hotbox reefer mini-commander problem was caused by me inserting the reprogramming jumper connector into the wrong pins on the mini-commander board. I mistakenly thought that the marked PCB P1 component location closest to the green power terminal was pin 1 when in fact pins 1 and 2 where the last two pins with the white rectangular base on the board. Thanks GRJ for pointing this out to me. By so doing, I was informed by Ken at ERR that I would have to send the board back for reprogramming as the LC-1 LED port should power up immediately when track power is first applied but unfortunately, my board was not powering up at all thereby necessitating a board reprogramming. In addition, Ken e-mailed me a two page min-commander installation guide that identifies all the mini-commander port locations and output values. If only I would have had this information sooner, I could have avoided this whole mess. Thanks again to everyone who tried to assist me with resolving this issue. This forum is truly a gem to be treasured for our hobby.

Bill