Hello all.  I'm starting to dabble into N scale but before I go full speed, I want to see if any of you have been able to use the EZ Command Center with Unitrack?  The wires look incompatible so I'm wondering if there's an adapter that can be used?  I really like the unitrack and the EZ Command center so I'm hopeful there's a solution.  Thanks

Figured this out, didn't have the powered track at the end, tried to put it in the middle which what was going on.  User error 

Hey All, newb question here again.  I have the Bachmann Reversing track and feel like I'm following directions but it doesn't work right.  Either it stops on the power track or when it goes, it bangs into the Hayes bumpers.  I had to do something odd with it that weren't in the instructions last year to get it to work but can't remember and it's driving me mental.  Are there any pictures out there from underneath the track that show you how this is supposed to be configured? 

Thanks

The quantum engineer was designed for people who have DC layouts and atlas gold engines with qsi sound decoders. Some other manufacturers with qsi decoders will work too like blma. It doesn't produce the sounds in and of itself, the locos still have to do that.  The device activates the sounds and the advantage of it is all of the functions are in easy to use buttons. If you google a pic of it, you'll see what I mean, I'm surprised there aren't more devices like this as it makes things so much easier to play sounds. Just wish it was dcc compatible.

Thanks for the tips on soldering, I have done it but am even more of an amateur in that regard than I am with model trains :-).  I may try to get the atlas terminal track and try to adjust it somehow to work with the ez track. I'd consider switching to true-track but they don't offer 15" radius like bachmann does. In addition, I have a bunch of ez track and some accessories.  Can't wait to start running some trains.

Thanks jbrock.  The quantum engineer is from atlas.  It has 2 sets of wires with what I think are called spade lugs at the ends. They're the gold u shaped ends that screw in. One set goes to the transformer and the other set goes to the track so it can issue sound commands to the engines. Atlas true track has a terminal track with screws, was hoping ez track has something comparable.  I see they do have a track, part 44597 that's called a power terminal straight track with insulated gap. Not sure if there are screws underneath it or not.

Thanks again

I have a quantum engineer that requires running 2 wires to the track and has the spade lugs ends. I haven't been able to find any ez track terminal that has the screws. Does bachmann make such a thing?  Thanks

Thanks for all of your responses!  I am able to run both Atlas Gold engines with sound flawlessly on the layout.  Appreciate the heads up on the amperage because I may acquire one or 2 more engines. 

Will try to find someone who can switch values for the engines, my LHS isn't into that so I may have to send them away.  I'd rather not purchase a new dcc system if possible because I love using the command center.  In fact, my 5 year old son can operate it, even knows how to switch between engines, that's how nice it is.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the response Rich.  I actually love the DCC Command Center for it's ease of use.  We also use all EZ Track so everything plays well together.  I guess at this point, what I'm looking to find out is if it's possible to change which sounds play on which buttons.  I realize the command center can't do the programming.  I read about people changing CV's so maybe it's possible? 

For example, F6 currently plays the Doppler effect.  I would like to switch that and instead have F6 play the startup sound.  If that is indeed possible, do you know what I need to get to do the programming? 

Thanks again! 

Hello all,

I have the Bachmann EZ Command DCC center and some GP40-2 Atlas Gold engines.  The manual for the engine lists the sounds and all of the ones from F1-F9 work as they should.  However, a couple of them say to double press the button for a certain sound, in this case startup and shutdown sounds.  However, the double press button never works.  Is this a flaw with my command center or does it not support double press?

Also, if anyone out there has an Atlas Gold engine, I'm curious if it could be programmed?  There are a couple of sounds in the top F buttons that I could do without in lieu of other ones.  I do have an Atlas Quantum Engineer but wasn't clear about how to change values. 

Sorry for the newb stuff and thanks for any help.