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5V PS2 repair

rrmanrrmanOGR Forum Member

Does MTH still support the 5V PS2 repairs or is this out of their repair support window?  The USRA switcher is now dead for unknown reason, except making power up sound then immediately power down sounds, no lights, no movement and DCS cannot find it (bummer) .  Don't know why it died as I was extremely careful on replacing the tether wiring on a grounded static mat and insuring nothing was pinched and all plugs were seated.

 

If no repair, and repair facility will not touch it, wonder if any more recent vintage USRA switchers would mechanically fit/work if I switched the loco and tender shells around, as I would like to retain the road name.

 

I have contacted MTH repair by fax and e-mail but no reply.  Will try calling and see if anyone can assist.  Don't mind sending it back for 6-7 week wait if they can repair it.

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G GGGOGR Forum Member

Sam, If everything is good except the board, all you need to do is find a cheap engine with the PS-2 5V board.  Swap it in and load the sound profile.

 

The first thing I would do is take it to a ASC that has the test set.  He can test your board.  This would ensure that the issues is the board and not the harness repair, or some other harness related issue.

 

If you go the PS-2 3V with 5V connectors then the issue is a new speaker and installing the 2.4V battery vice the 8.4v (new harness and charger port).

 

Clearly the cheapest route is finding an old 5V system engine from a starter set if your board is bad.  G

rrmanrrmanOGR Forum Member

Thank you GGG and Helichuck and everyone for advice.  This is quite an education, Learning more than you ever wanted to know!

If this was just "any old engine" whose road name had no meaning, I would consign it to the shelf queen shelf.  But since P&WV RR does have meaning, this is why the postings on how to do "CPR" on this loco..

Thanks

Sam

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