Hi all,

I am a DCC newbie and have a problem with an Atlas HO HH600 with factory QSI sound.

Every time I place it on the layout it resets back to the default short address 3, and forgets the long address that I set up in the previous session. I  also can't work out how to make the headlights directional.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards,

David

I have been thinking of changing over to one brand of decoder for my locomotive fleet. I am thinking this would make keeping all functions set up the same an easier task. I am also thinking that this would help with speed matching a lot.

Okay, after all the recent discussion of RailPro, I decided I needed to give it a try. 

I have two Proto2K GP9's from a late enough run that cracked gears were not a fear, and I thought that they would be ideal guinea pigs. 

The first thing I discovered was that the LM-3S was not going to fit with the stock motherboard alone, never mind the speaker and KA-4 KeepAlive. 

So it is hardwire time. Not my first, but nearly so. I even had to buy some 1/4w 1KOhm resisters for the LEDs. I will say this - soldering the common is a pain.

Okay, so, I have an early Proto 2000 BL2 (1989?) that I have running great in DC now (replaced the gears on that one too!) and I am about to attempt to make it DCC. To make life easier on myself, I bought an Athearn ATH90616 PC board, so I can just plug in one of my spare 8 pin decoders, until I can afford to buy a nice sound decoder (probably a Digitrax, because I'm addicted to those things) thus a board, instead of just hard wiring a decoder in.

So the Athearn ATH90616 board came in the mail today, and... no directions!