Problems with CLW rf16 sharks

[patric]

Hi all,
Let me first apologize for my English

I'm here again for a problem: I downloaded CLW sharks from "early car body diesel", but every loco cannot start because the controller does not go beyond the 3% mark, the engine remains at idle and the convoy, naturally, does not start. I checked the ENG files and found two per locomotive: rf16a and rf16b, referring, I suppose, to a loco with cabin rf16a and to a loco without cabin (rf16b) ; one of which (rf16a) looks like this:
EngineVariables( 1200 )
EngineControllers (
Throttle ( 0 1 0.025 0
NumNotches ( 2
Notch( 0 1 Dummy )
Notch( 0.03 1 Dummy )
)
while the other (rf16b) seems to be fine:
EngineControllers (
Throttle ( 0 1 0.125 0
NumNotches ( 9
Notch ( 0 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.125 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.25 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.375 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.5 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.625 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.75 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.875 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 1 0 Dummy )

Obviously I'm missing something. Should I perhaps modify the rf16a file by copying what is in the rf16b file, delete the rf16b which seems to refer to a loco without cab, which is not in the file,o r what?
Can you help me ?

Thanks in advance

[crstagg]

Are you trying to use as a single locomotive? Try using with an A & B combination.

[eric]

It looks like a revised version of the CLW SP and SSW Sharks was uploaded almost immediately after the first version.

73500 and 73509

[patric]

Hi ,crstagg and eric: I tried to use a+b combination with no results: only 3% of "gas", and to eric: I'm referring to file 88199, not the black widow. I'm particularly interested in NYC locos...any idea?
Thanks in advance!

[eric]

It's definitely the ENG file -- I changed out the EngineControllers in the rf16a_{roadname}.eng and it works as expected.


EngineControllers (

Throttle ( 0 1 0.125 0
NumNotches ( 9

Notch ( 0 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.125 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.25 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.375 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.5 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.625 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.75 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 0.875 0 Dummy )
Notch ( 1 0 Dummy )

)

)

[patric]

Hi, Eric that's what I suspected, but I received confirmation, now I have fixed the NYCs and I'm going to work on the others. Thanks a lot again!

P.S. for me Raymond Loewy was a very great designer!!