I have two decoders that are not responding to the motor commands from the Power Pro. One decoder is a TCS and the other is a Tsunamie.  Both of the decoders respond the the motor commands from the power cab.

Sometimes I have to turn the Power Pro on two to five time to get the throttles and locomotives to act right. Am I trying to power too many locomotives, ( I do have a bunch of locomotives on the track) or is there something else I am doing wrong?

The Rio Grande in Alamogordo, NM

Roger Bodwell

I am having trouble with two of my decoders.  One is a Tsunami, and one is a TCS.  Both stopped taking motor commands from my Power Pro, but still take motor commands from the Power Cab.  I have tried the resets from the DCC cheat card as mentioned in the MP15 question.  The other locomotives act normal.

The only other thing I have noticed, the Power Pro sometimes has to be turned on more than once for every thing to work properly.  Sometimes the Power Pro acts normal on the first power up, and sometimes it takes up to four or five power cycles.

I have a Proto 2000 PA circa 1999. It has performed flawlessly for years. Recently it has a problem when pulling a train. It bucks like one might expect with dirty track or a spit axle (I've replaced many of them with my vast Proto fleet). I took it apart and cleaned the truck towers and relubed the gears (I believe with Labelle No. 108). It still does the same thing. The unit has been DCC'd with an 8 pin plug, program and play decoder many MANY years ago. Can anyone lead me in a different direction?

Thanks to Chuck Davis who sent me this link: It explains and depicts the operational moves of building a freight train. Very cool.