5V PS-2 Board Questions...

I pull the four and eight pin socket housings from the board next to the amp, clip the amp off from the pins (rocking back and forth will break it off), extract each pin and clean out the holes with a solder wick or desoldering tool.  Note that the lettering on the amp faces in when reinstalling.

You can load a the new sound file into the repaired board.

I do a similar thing, I'm presuming you are just pulling the plastic shell from the connectors, I leave the pins and just slide the shells back on when I'm done.  I use a little heat on the plastic connector shells to make it easier to pull them off the pins.

Are all PS-2 5V boards the same?

Can I substitute the PS-2 board from the Railking F-3 in to the Premier Alco PA, install the Alco PA sounds in the F-3 board, connect the cable to the slave board and have it work?

Sorry about all of the questions but I don't know what I don't know.

Yes, that will work.  Their are some Flash boards that are unique (operating pantagraphs, subways, etc.), but you can load a similar size sound file into the board.  You just can’t load the serial file (info displayed in remote) unless you bring it to an ASC.

John-I don’t pull the pins, just the housing to have working room.

Thank you all!

@Jon G posted:

John-I don’t pull the pins, just the housing to have working room.

I figured that, that was more for the OP so he understood the procedure.

In order to removed the housings, I assume that the top board must be separated from the bottom board?

If so, how does one do it?  It does not look like they simply plug together...

@RAK posted:

In order to removed the housings, I assume that the top board must be separated from the bottom board?

If so, how does one do it?  It does not look like they simply plug together...

You don't separate the boards to remove the connectors- just use temperature controlled hot air tool on a very low setting to soften the connector socket housings and pull them off the pins.

If you have to separate the boards, they are soldered and then had extra components added by hand soldering so removing all that is a royal pain.

Thank you!