It also has been my experience that a decoder using BEMF will not get along in
a consist.
Whenever individual units run smoothly, but together they hurky-jerk, I find a
unit with BEMF engaged often unintentionally by default. When I turn off the
BEMF function, the problem is solved.
It makes sense. One unit is constantly adjusting speed every time it's mates
bump it or drag on it. In turn it hammers back at them. That makes for a
non-stop fight - sort of like S gaugers. {:-)
The only thing I have never tried is consisting two identical units both using
BEMF, but suspect even they would not get along so well.
I don't like BEMF anyway. It's not prototypical. I suppose it might help a
really bad running engine, but that should be fixed instead.
Arden
--- In [email protected], "Jim Kindraka" <raisinone@...> wrote:
>
>
> While I agree that no two motors are going to run exactly the same, I believe
> high quality motors are close enough to match pretty well. If they did not,
> mu'ing two or three diesels would be pretty ugly. I have seen decoders that
> do not play well in each others sandbox though. I recall at DPV we could not
> get a Lenz Gold back EMF decoder to play together in a consist of like
> diesels, the others having NCE decoders. The Lenz units are good decoders,
> I've just reserved them for units that likely will not consist - small steam
> and diesel switchers.
>
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