PC Sherman Hill Sd70ace Dynamic Break Set Up

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  1. fepile

    fepile New Member

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    I just bought Sherman Hill and I had a question about how I should configure the dynamic brake circuit breaker to configure the locomotive as trail, in which position do I place it cut in or cut out?
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  2. breblimator

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    Cut In means it will be participate in dynamic braking regardles it is lead or trail power, what is fine
     
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  3. fepile

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    Thx bro
     
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  4. fepile

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    I thought you had to configure it the same as the air brakes, trail/lead and cut out/cut in,
     
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  5. breblimator

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    This is different and this is up to you how much db power you like to have to your disposal. Another question in-real-life could be safety aspect, in case of other loco malfunction.
     
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  6. rennekton#1349

    rennekton#1349 Well-Known Member

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    That's using the mfd. You don't need to touch the dynamic break cutin switch as that is already set up. If you play the tutorial, you press buttons on the mfd to cut in the auto brakes and set to lead. But you don't need to worry about the dynamic break switch
     
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  7. fepile

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    ok so i just have to set the control switches (fuel pump, generator field and motor control) and brakes (cut in/cut out and lead/trail) as usual without touching the dynamic brake switch

    lead unit
    fuel pump on
    generator field on
    engine check on
    radio on
    lead cut in brakes

    unit/s trail/s
    fuel pump off
    generator field off
    engine control off
    radio off
    trail cut out brakes

    Right?
     
  8. rennekton#1349

    rennekton#1349 Well-Known Member

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    Make sure you turn on banking comm if there are any pushers in the rear before you touch any of the controls. You won't have to set those up. But other than that, your setup of a lead and trailing loco is correct
     
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