Anyone purchase one of those Con-Cor HO Zephyr's ?? I just did.. and I'm having issues with it after installing DCC decoder..
I just got my Zephyr the other day.. and ran it on my DCC layout just fine (in DC mode), I just installed a Digitrax DZ143PS decoder in it, rated at 1.25Amps, 2 Amp Peak and .05 AMP for 4 FX3 functions. It stutters on my track at places (didn't do it when I ran it DC) non of my other engines do this.. Also, the Head Lights and the FRED only come on when the train is running in reverse.. Almost as if the Lamp wires where reversed on the plug.. Also, the Front Head light doesn't stay steady lite Much like one would expect to find on a normal DC layout.. It also flickers. The FRED and lights on the back do not do this and stay a steady lite. I ended up changing the normal direction of travel and switched the postive and negative on the motors to fix the directional light issue,but I'm still having the stutters and dim and flicking main head light (which is a LED)
Thanks, Connor
I just got my Zephyr the other day.. and ran it on my DCC layout just fine (in DC mode), I just installed a Digitrax DZ143PS decoder in it, rated at 1.25Amps, 2 Amp Peak and .05 AMP for 4 FX3 functions. It stutters on my track at places (didn't do it when I ran it DC) non of my other engines do this.. Also, the Head Lights and the FRED only come on when the train is running in reverse.. Almost as if the Lamp wires where reversed on the plug.. Also, the Front Head light doesn't stay steady lite Much like one would expect to find on a normal DC layout.. It also flickers. The FRED and lights on the back do not do this and stay a steady lite. I ended up changing the normal direction of travel and switched the postive and negative on the motors to fix the directional light issue,but I'm still having the stutters and dim and flicking main head light (which is a LED)
Thanks, Connor