Had a customer with a 'brand new in box' PS1 ABA purchased at YORK visit in distress.
"Can't get it to work!" "put in a BCR and still won't work!"
From all appearances, it is brand new (1995 vintage) and he did put BCR in before trying to run it.
The engine is an early NYC ABA with a master slave setup and 4 motors.
This was interesting for me as initial symptom for me was train locked in neutral.
After separating the units, the master A would not take the 18 reset and return to normal. It would take a 54 but once the unit was shut off, it returned to lock up. Turns out this may be normal when the slave unit is not attached as when we put the two A's together, it would take the reset, return back to normal operation, but lock up again after shut off for a minute.
Pulled out the BCR and put in a Duracell and the two A's reset and ran fine. Tried another BCR, would not work. This brings me to a recollection that I have had certain PS1 engines that just would not function with a BCR. Anyone else ever have that?
OK
Now put the B unit back in. Slave A would not run. No power to the motors, all tethers in correctly and tight.
Open up the B unit and find the wires crossed in the plug between tethers. Take a look at the picture. Anyone seen that before?