I started off planning a modern era 'OO' freight layout, buying the entry level E-Z Command controller to get me started.. I assigned 5 x OO gauge Loco's to it, with no problems… Then, I bought an 'N' gauge Dapol CL66 (6611 Highland Stag) from Hatton's, by error.
I have now bought an additional two 'N' gauge Loco's, a CL58 from Dapol & a CL60 by Bachmann/Graham Farish..
The Dapol's are supposedly straight forward & DCC ready, a 6pin plug-in decoder but the CL60 requires a decoder that you wire to 2 solder tags.
 I could only get 1 Bachman E-Z decoder, all the DCC decoders seem to be in short supply?
Anyway, I fitted the decoder to 66111 & assigned it to No3, the default number. Hey presto, the lights came on & changed with direction selected…..BUT, I cannot get the loco to move?
As i have previously assigned 5 x 'OO' gauge Loco's on numbers 1 - 5, is this why I am having trouble? Does the E-Z Command need re-setting in some way? Any idea's on where I am going wrong?

I can't help you with the EZ Command, but the Dapol 58 is easy to DCC like you said.  The only thing to be careful is when you take the body off of the chassis, as one of the lugs have snapped on mine.:roll:  I was being very careful too.  Still, you wouldn't notice.:thumbs

Thanks for your help, Challenger.
The CL58 is indeed a delicate Loco. Plugging the decoder in was tight as there is a socket very close to the  DC/DCC socket. I may stick with DC for now & gradually swap to DCC when I learn more. I may ask for help on some of the bigger forum's, too
Cheers

[user=551]Barrysrailways1[/user] wrote:

Anyway, I fitted the decoder to 66111 & assigned it to No3, the default number. Hey presto, the lights came on & changed with direction selected…..BUT, I cannot get the loco to move?

Sounds like no connection to the motor. Presumably it did work okay before fitting the decoder?!!

I would try wriggling the decoder a little with the body shell off and the controller set for motive power.

As i have previously assigned 5 x 'OO' gauge Loco's on numbers 1 - 5, is this why I am having trouble? Does the E-Z Command need re-setting in some way? Any idea's on where I am going wrong?

You are not going wrong. What you have done is just fine. The E-Z does not need resetting.

I have a small N layout with a couple of Farish models - one with a socket, and one with solder pads. I have fitted decoders to both and use the E-Z controller without problems. I also use the E-Z at other times for some of my 00 testing, using the same loco numbers. The controller has no memory of how it is used from one layout to the other. It just sends signals out to the track with the address of the selected loco number assuming that there is a loco out there with that address.

Once you have got this sorted, we need to help you more with fitting the decoder to the loco with solder pads. 2 are not enough. Needs to be at least 4, and more if there are lights as well. Could be a total of 6 or 7.

Barrysrailways1, you said you have numbered loco`s 1 to 5, is that 12345? as you cannot have two loco`s numbered 3
did any other loco move when you set no 3 ?
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[user=15]owen69[/user] wrote:

Barrysrailways1, you said you have numbered loco`s 1 to 5, is that 12345? as you cannot have two loco`s numbered 3
did any other loco move when you set no 3 ?
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Owen, I think he is using the E-Z on two different layouts. 5 locos on the 00 layout, and so far just the one loco on the N layout. So there will be no problem having a loco on the 00 layout with the same number as the one on the N layout - always assuming that the E-Z is only connected to one layout at a time!!

cheers Geoff, I will step down and you can sort it between you,

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