DriverD, wow you covered a lot of information in this video, it's going to need a couple witching's to get the most out of what you just explained. I think my head is spinning with this one. I have to admit you are very complete with your tutorials. Another great video, your hitting Homeruns on each one. I think this one was a bases loaded one. Give my best to scratchy, so he took a day off, a little R&R on his part. Give him me best.
Thank you again for your kind comments. I really appreciate it! There's a lot to know about JMRI, and sometimes it doesn't work *exactly* the way you'd expect, so I try to include as many tips and tricks as I can. I'm always learning new things, even as I'm making the videos! Anyway, watch the video again and try some of the tricks out for yourself. : ) And Scratchy says 'Meow' and thanks for the love! Thanks again and happy railroading! DD
Heh heh. Thanks for your kind comment. Just two weeks this time. : ) I am hoping the next one will be out in about two weeks as well. Thanks again and happy railroading! DD
I have a problem. I was able to run trains, but now there is no voltage to my tracks. Light of locomotive switch on and off and I'm able to switch directions. But it won't run anymore! Do you know what could be wrong? This is with webthrottle and JMRI. A multimeter also doesn't read any voltage on the Main output, altough a very little voltage so the lights work of the train.
Thank you for your kind comment and your questions. I can't be entirely sure what is happening but it may be that your locomotive has inadvertently switched into consist mode. I have had this happen a few times when there is an interruption in the DCC signal. I'm not really sure why. The lights will still do their thing, but the locomotive won't move because it's waiting for the consist address. What I would suggest is putting the locomotive on your programming tack and read its DCC address and make sure that the address is what you expect it to be, and that the locomotive is not set up for consist mode. (Also make sure your JMRI is not set up for consist too.) As for the voltage, you need to set your multimeter to the AC setting to read DCC voltage on the track. DCC is not technically AC current, as it is an alternating DC current (and PWM as well), but your meter will see it as AC, even if the voltage reading isn't entirely accurate. But I would start with the programming track and check the DCC address. Good luck and happy railroading! DD
@@DriverDTrains Thank you for your help. You gave exactly the same advise as the DCC EX discord guys haha. I just got back from the store, and on another dcc system the loc also didn't run. After fidling with the decoder, it suddently did run! So fortunatly it's not due to DCC EX, but a broken contact with the decoder I think. Thank you for your advice and all the video's you make!
DriverD, wow you covered a lot of information in this video, it's going to need a couple witching's to get the most out of what you just explained. I think my head is spinning with this one. I have to admit you are very complete with your tutorials. Another great video, your hitting Homeruns on each one. I think this one was a bases loaded one. Give my best to scratchy, so he took a day off, a little R&R on his part. Give him me best.
Thank you again for your kind comments. I really appreciate it! There's a lot to know about JMRI, and sometimes it doesn't work *exactly* the way you'd expect, so I try to include as many tips and tricks as I can. I'm always learning new things, even as I'm making the videos! Anyway, watch the video again and try some of the tricks out for yourself. : ) And Scratchy says 'Meow' and thanks for the love!
Thanks again and happy railroading!
DD
Thanks for this video! Is it going to be another 7 weeks before the next one?
Heh heh. Thanks for your kind comment. Just two weeks this time. : ) I am hoping the next one will be out in about two weeks as well.
Thanks again and happy railroading!
DD
I have a problem. I was able to run trains, but now there is no voltage to my tracks. Light of locomotive switch on and off and I'm able to switch directions. But it won't run anymore! Do you know what could be wrong?
This is with webthrottle and JMRI. A multimeter also doesn't read any voltage on the Main output, altough a very little voltage so the lights work of the train.
Thank you for your kind comment and your questions.
I can't be entirely sure what is happening but it may be that your locomotive has inadvertently switched into consist mode. I have had this happen a few times when there is an interruption in the DCC signal. I'm not really sure why. The lights will still do their thing, but the locomotive won't move because it's waiting for the consist address.
What I would suggest is putting the locomotive on your programming tack and read its DCC address and make sure that the address is what you expect it to be, and that the locomotive is not set up for consist mode. (Also make sure your JMRI is not set up for consist too.)
As for the voltage, you need to set your multimeter to the AC setting to read DCC voltage on the track. DCC is not technically AC current, as it is an alternating DC current (and PWM as well), but your meter will see it as AC, even if the voltage reading isn't entirely accurate.
But I would start with the programming track and check the DCC address.
Good luck and happy railroading!
DD
@@DriverDTrains Thank you for your help. You gave exactly the same advise as the DCC EX discord guys haha. I just got back from the store, and on another dcc system the loc also didn't run. After fidling with the decoder, it suddently did run! So fortunatly it's not due to DCC EX, but a broken contact with the decoder I think. Thank you for your advice and all the video's you make!