Early PS2 steamer - Questions please?

Sam,

Will the tender charge just sitting on the track with power on?

Yes, it will.

However, if the engine operated in forward and reverse conventionally, the battery should be charged enough for DCS.

Regardless, I'd swap the battery for a new one, charge the new one overnight and then attempt to add the engine to the remote.

Thanks Barry.  I don't have an extra battery but will leave the tender on the track for awhile longer this evening.

After it did not work in DCS did you go back to try it in conventional?  If so did it work?  If so, go back to DCS and do a recover engine and see if you can get it?  If not, go back to conventional and do a Feature reset with 1W and 5B, then go back to DCS and try again.

No difference in operation with DCS for an early PS-2 5V system.  G

Will have to try that G,  don't have a regular transformer anymore so I'll have to wait until I can get back to the clubhouse in a few days to try it again on the Z4K.

I'll try recover engine' here first as you suggest...

Thanks a lot.

Did that Mohawk have the pickup rollers on loco or on tender?

No, it doesn't RJR...

Rollers had to be on one or the other. Mohawks did vary. If on loco, then simply having tender on track won't charge battery.  If the original battery, you're probably wasting your time.  There is a date code on the batteries; I don't have it handy.

Hi GGG

Last evening was the first chance I've had to try it with the Z4000. Whereas it started up before and ran, this time - nothing. I hit 1 W and then 5 bells anyway, but it stayed dark...

You have to check all the usual items when an engine doesn't respond.  Did you replace the battery?

It is possible the board has just died though.  G