ROCO turntable 42615 problem
Brooklyn47
Colorado, USA
Hi, I'm new to this forum. Hope this is how to ask a question. I have a 42615 turntable. I can't get power to the turntable track unless the turntable is indexed in one direction or is 180 to the main input track. The brown and green cable from the controller is connected to an reverse mod and gets 12 volts. Mainline tracks are at 15.6 volts. I've tried everything I can think of. Any ideas?
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Welcome to our forum.
Some of us are actually looking in to this.
You need to answer a couple of questions. Did you buy this turntable new in the box? If so, was there a control or switch box included?
Are you using any turn-outs(switches) on your track lay-out?
Is your system digital or analogue?
Please, let us know.
Have you tried to operate your turntable with a straight DC-power pack? While digital systems are great, their complexity makes error hunting some times more difficult. Therefore, I (should) always make sure that an item which gives me trouble works in analog mode.
I just found a bug in my newly installed signal control system. One of the reed contacts was working intermittently, after about 5 times it did not act to a train passing over it, then it worked again.I found, blamed and fixed a cold solder spot, but it was not the culprit; then I blamed the accessory decoders, but they were innocent too; I spent Sunday afternoon adjusting magnets and reed contacts, but none of them was the culprit (at least I achieved something in the process, I killed a Marklin mast). Finally, I turned everything automated off, but what the contact controlled. Surprise it worked! I then discovered that my Roco relais that controlled where the contact send its info had a damaged output (given that it is about 20 years old, not too bad). I soldered the contact to another of the relay's outputs, and everything works fine. All is well what ends well, (except for the Marklin mast, RIP)
If I would have followed my own advice and turned off all the unnecessary electronic parts first, then I would have discovered the faulty relay earlier (and still had my mast).
Ulrich
Anything operated digitally should have its own designated power supply.
Anything analogue (non-digital), once again, should be supplied by an additional power supply (transformer), adequate in output. This is the best way to go about it.
We are very happy we could be of help.
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Glad to help. Sounds like the turntable equivalent of my bad relay. It is the little things like this that make the hobby so interesting, isn't it?
Ulrich