DCC-Equipped Train on DC train set - Not Working?

[craigerzgt]

Hi everyone,

I have a Bachmann Challenger starter train set, which uses a DC controller that comes with the kit and the E-Z Track for the train to run on.  The train that came with the set works fine and runs as it should.  However, I bought a used Bachmann Southern Pacific Daylight GS4 4449, which says that it is DCC-equipped, and it does not work on the track that I got with the Challenger kit.  The light at the front of the train lights up, but the wheels do not move at all, no matter how much power I dial into the track with the controller.

Is the problem because I need a DCC controller in order to use the Daylight on my track?  Is it that the decoder inside the Daylight has gone awry?

Thanks!

Craig

[Rangerover1944]

It sounds to me like it's either addressed to a 2 or 4 digit address or the previous owner turned off DC analog. You'd best take it to a Local Hobby Shop that has DCC system or a friend who has a system capable of reading CV's to make it work with DC analog. It possibly needs to be reset to factory setting's! That's sometimes a problem when buying used DCC loco's. Jim

[bobwrgt]

Also make sure you have the plug and harness between engine and tender pushed in all the way.

Bob

[wjstix]

Yes, most (all?) DCC decoders now available will work on DC or DCC...however you can turn the DC-compatability off. Sometimes, problems come up running an engine in DCC and turning off DC-compatability seems to help. If that's the case, it's just one CV that needs to be changed.