the circuit board is smoking at 10-12 watts and and the transformer breaker kicks out past 12 watts). I am running multiple MTH Z4000 transformers and have multiple MTH PS2 and PS3 engines running on my layout .there is no battery inside.its a proto 2.0 |
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might want to give a little more detail of the engine involved.
Any circuit board that's smoking has a BIG problem! That's the "magic smoke",and when it's released, the board hardly ever works after that.
What amperage is being drawn? If this is a 5V system, uses the 9V battery and round charge port, most likely it is dead, unless you have an AC input short via the wires or rollers.
If this is a PS-2 3V system, with 2.4V battery it may be salvageable, but the more times you cycle it and draw smoke, the less chance of a successful component level repair.
A MTH Tech can check the board out, but you need to use one that does component repairs. I do and can be reached via profile e-mail. G
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