Tried to convert my Stainz to digital

[Mike060976]

Hi Folks,

I tried to convert today my Stainz with a MXION Drive L Decoder, SX6 sound module and speaker which came in a set.
Before i plugged in the Drive L I switched of all the switches on the Stainz board. I have connected everything up and tried to do a test drive just on an analog track which didn’t work. So I removed the Drive L again, switched all back on and tried it again. Loco was still dead. Meanwhile I heard from MXION saying that the analog ability is deactivated. Ok I got my digital controller out, assigned the loco and still nothing. When I try to read out the CV it comes up as 0.
I’m not a computer specialist or an electronic engineer. I was hoping if someone here could point me in the right direction. It’s very frustrating experience because I thought it’s more ore less plug and play and now £200 later I got a Stainz which isn’t working at all…
Anyone got an idea??

 

[PhilP]

Is the Stainz switched on in the cab?
Have you accidentally pulled a wire (or the connector) from the motor block?
When you say 'dead', does anything happen? - lights, perhaps?
When you go back to analogue, you are using an analogue controller, I assume?
Do you have another loco you can prove the controller / track is working?

PhilP.

 

[pugwash]

That address CV at 0 looks suspect. On my HO decoders they come supplied as CV1 (address) = 3 and I program them to a new address as I want. I think PhilP is right in going through the tests but I personally would also do a factory reset of the decoder, in HO that is CV8 = 8.

 

[Diesel2000]

Hi Folks,

I tried to convert today my Stainz with a MXION Drive L Decoder, SX6 sound module and speaker which came in a set.
Before i plugged in the Drive L I switched of all the switches on the Stainz board. I have connected everything up and tried to do a test drive just on an analog track which didn’t work. So I removed the Drive L again, switched all back on and tried it again. Loco was still dead. Meanwhile I heard from MXION saying that the analog ability is deactivated. Ok I got my digital controller out, assigned the loco and still nothing. When I try to read out the CV it comes up as 0.
I’m not a computer specialist or an electronic engineer. I was hoping if someone here could point me in the right direction. It’s very frustrating experience because I thought it’s more ore less plug and play and now £200 later I got a Stainz which isn’t working at all…
Anyone got an idea??

Depending on the model number stainz they most certainly are not plug and play. There's absolutely a learning curve to converting a DC loco to DCC, even a DCC-ready one requires some level of knowledge of the internals and components. I'm not sure there's enough info here to even get started with unless you provide the details of the model and what exactly was done so far. Pics help too.