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048 on the Bell liner. 

Some shots of the layout.

Giving the As a breather. 

42 minutes ago, irishthump said:

Did you try the CV changes I gave you yet?

I've just tried it. It didn't change anything really apart from F8 now showing all marker lights on the fan end. 

6 hours ago, BosKonay said:

If it helps, this is the function list on the A Class LokPilot chips. 

For me it's:

F0 Directional white marker lights 

F1 Red marker lights (fan end) 

F2 Red marker lights (other end) 

F3 Shunt mode

F4 Nothing

F5 Nothing

F6 Nothing

F7 Both cab lights

F8 Shunt lights (fan end) 

F9 Shunt lights (other end) 

Silverfox Mk1 GSV converted to NEM. 

036 and 048 on the layout. 

143 did a bit of ballasting last night. 

On 26/10/2021 at 8:29 PM, irishthump said:

OK give this a go. Change the following CVs in this exact order. This should give you directional headlights on F7.

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV385 =   4

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV385 =  16

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV401 =   8
CV403 =   4

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV401 =  32

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV419 =  16

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV417 = 128
CV418 =   0

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV435 =  64
CV436 =   0

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV434 =   1

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV452 =   1

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV450 =   2

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV468 =   4

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV466 =   4

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV484 =  16

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV482 =   8

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 3
----------------------
CV500 =  64
CV501 =   0

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 8
----------------------
CV498 =  16

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 4
----------------------
CV261 =   1

CV31 = 16, CV32 = 9
----------------------
CV258 =  32
 

If this does'nt work just program CV8 with a value of 8. That will reset the decoder back to the original settings.

Thanks. I will give that a go. 

143 and 036 await duties. 

Some ballastimg done on the timber sleeper track sections and some experimenting with a section of concrete track. 

49 minutes ago, irishthump said:

Do all the other light functions work ok?

They seem to yes. Once I have the current CV value of the headlights I should be able to change it following instruction I found online. 

4 hours ago, Billycan said:

Have you your PowerCab set up for Extended Function Control and have you tried any of those functions?

I will have a go at changing the CVs. 

8 hours ago, irishthump said:

Is it the specific Lokpilot  for the A Class? If not then the headlights probably just need to be mapped to a function key. 

No its just a standard decoder. 

8 hours ago, irishthump said:

What DCC system are you using? Can you program CV’s with it?

I'm not sure. It's an NCE Power cab. 

036 on the fertiliser. 

(anyone know why the headlights aren't working? I'm using a LokPilot 5 59659 decoder.) 

Two new additions. 

Dropped in to pick up a second A class. 

2 hours ago, amdaley said:

Its ok, don't worry I'll collect it for you 

Do, I'll cover the diesel to Kilkenny 

Thought I'd have mine today after being dispatched yesterday... But An Post sent my A class to Killarney by mistake.

Does anyone in Ireland stock Railmatch Paints? 

5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

How did you manage to bank the curves like that?

I tried but it was either not noticeable, or I had derailing on exiting the curves.

I put a strip of cork under one side of the track. I've had a lot of issues with it even still. My four wheeled stock keep derailing. 

Some shots of trains running on the layout. 

Yes I had an 071 that didn't suit my era so I bought spare body parts for 112 and 113. The model still isn't finished. It needs nameplates and jumper cables. 

Also worth mentioning is that 112 wore the original livery into 1993 and possibly beyond.

Most NIR Enterprises I've seen have been 111/201 + 9-11 mk2s including a genny at both ends. 

Although I did see a photo last night of a 201 + DVT + 6 mk2s + genny.