Massoth DiMAX 800Z unit

FrenchChuffed

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This perhaps should be in the “help please I give up “ section i have just dug out my Masoth central station out of a box Where it has been for 5 years connected it up to the power supply and track and the handset idled up the locomotive and nothing . The Centers station powered up and the display is working. For starters —— How do I check the output of the unit anyone please?
 
May appear bit harsh but touch the wires to that track together to see if the unit cuts out and goes into short mode. If so then power is getting to the track, try resetting it then connect a couple of crocodile clips or just hold the two track wires to the sliders of a locomotive held upside down perhaps in the box it came in. If loco does not work just try another loco if you have one. If the wheels go round then there is nothing wrong with the controller. It may be track connection, dirty wheels, dirty track.......
 
Well i got another meter and i do have 22v ( on the AC scale) on the track. Do the engines lose there addresses if left for years, ie will they need reprogramming?
 
In theory, they should not..

Can you rig a length of track to the programming output? - You could read the address, CV 1.. :think:
 
It’s a Fluke meter i tried the second time and got a reeding. I now have confirmed power on the track and the loco is making its standing idle sound. But dial it up on the handset and no movement or light controll. I have never checked CV’s with a handset only ever done it with the PC and I need to reinstall the program off the CD i think.
 
Zimo sounds a much more intuitive unit for old numties like me. I have had this unit for 15 years but not used it for the last 5 so have forgotten all about how it works. sad isn’t it?
 
Thanks Greg. I just need to do a bit of re learning, i had just expected to plug it all in and naively expected it to just work. modern tech never seems to do that these days
 
FrenchChuffed said:
Thanks Greg. I just need to do a bit of re learning, i had just expected to plug it all in and naively expected it to just work. modern tech never seems to do that these days
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I have in the past given some details of how to do programming and reading chips on the prog track, you will need to read CV1 then address the number which sounds like it is not default 3.
 
Well just an update i went to a friends today who has a working Massoth unit and Bothe my engines worked so did the hand held remote so it must be My DiMAX 800Z that is not putting out anY digital signal
 
May be a silly question but is your Navigator handset tethered or are you using an aerial, I have in the past, had trouble with the aerial unit, giving similar symptoms to the ones you describe.?
Dave
 
i have tried it both teatherd and wirles, with no results. (on my central station) wirlesly it worked first time on my friends setup with my locos. yes the Dcc adresses were the same as there loged into my handset.
 
Tanker man said:
May be a silly question but is your Navigator handset tethered or are you using an aerial, I have in the past, had trouble with the aerial unit, giving similar symptoms to the ones you describe.?
Dave
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There is never such a thing as a silly question Dave its so easy to overlook the obviouse sometimes.
 
Can you post a photo of the front (display) of the Central Station, when it is up and running? - It might give us a clue, perhaps??

PhilP.
 
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