Hello Everyone-- May be someone can help me. I am using Bachmann EZ (HO scale) track. Two of my DCC turnouts - a crossover and a single #5 - do not respond when I press their programmed numbers on the EZ Command unit. When I plug in the command unit and run trains, using the turnouts as I wish, all turnouts work properly. Then, after about five minutes, two of four switches (I have two crossovers and two single turnouts) do not respond when I activate them from the command unit. I've had the turnouts approximately three years, but have used them sparingly. I have been running trains now for two weeks without incident - until yesterday. The problem still exists. Interestingly, when I unplug and replug the EZ command unit, all the turnouts work perfectly for about five minutes. Then the same cycle occurs, the two offending turnouts become unresponsive. The layout is a small, 5' x 9' dual main set up. I've tried different numbered keys, have checked the circuit boards, wires, etc. for issues. Everything appears fine. Any clues as to what may be going on? Can it be fixed? Thanks, Steve Williams
Guessing that it is a heat related (circuit) problem with the EZ Command unit. You could check this by using a blower (hair direr with the heat turn off) to force air into the controller after the problem occurs and after about a minute see if the problem goes away. Bob
