Comments on: NCE Power Cab Issue

By: Ralph F.

Ralph F. — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:28:12 +0000

I am a little confused about your question. “Everything was fine” meaning what? Trains running or Power cab was turned on and had power to it. Check the power wires to your track from the cab. It may be not connecting. If your cab starts blinking. There is a disconnect.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:34:03 +0000

I don’t know that that is a short. (I take it you don’t have a circuit breaker in your setup?) According to the internet, if you have a short then the display should be blank. The display seems to be what you would get when you first plugged in the procab, and hadn’t entered any loco numbers. Have you tried entering a loco number as if you were starting out for the first time?

By: alvin Kushner

alvin Kushner — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:07:51 +0000

Try to separate your layout into 2 or more “districts”. by isolating them with insulated fishplates and separate feeds from your controller, This will give you reduced areas to search and enable you to find the short without having to check the whole layout.

By: Dan Frolich

Dan Frolich — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:55:45 +0000

Your title says Power cab nd in the description of the problem it says PRO cab. Which one is it? Where in Florida do you live? I am in West Palm and use NCE for my customers. You can get back to me if you wish.

By: Frank B

Frank B — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:25:28 +0000

Is there a local Model Railroad club anywhere in your area ? (Model shops can probably tell you.) They will probably have someone who will be delighted to in return help for coffee, cookies and friendship.

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 23:39:17 +0000

Try removing everything from the track, locos, cars, etc. and see if the short goes away. If it does, start replacing items on the track, a few at a time, until the short is isolated. If the short remains with everything off the track, check the power bus and all the feeders to make sure no wires are touching where they shouldn’t be. If you have reverse loops or turntables powered by toggle switches, check to make sure no wire strand on the connections are touching where they shouldn’t. Check turnouts and crossings to see if a small piece of metal is lodged in the flangeways or frogs. So many places can cause problems!