I have an MTH 2-8-2, #20-3051-1, PS2 with 8.4 volt battery. It had a bad speaker that I replace about a weeks ago. Everything worked just fine, great sound and control. Ran it around the layout once or twice without the tender shell.
Installed the tender shell, put it on the track and fired it up. Everything came up and it started out just fine for about 4 feet, then all of a sudden, it ran like a rabbit, as though it was using full voltage from the track and ignoring the DCS controls. I stopped it using the emergency stop button on my DCS remote to kill power to the layout.
I rebooted my TCU and remote, and now I get nothing. The engine is selected, but no response at all. I get Check Track or Engine not on track.
I did verify that there is power to the track. ALL my other MTH engines respond just fine.
Removed the tender shell again, can not see anything that is causing an issue. Hooked it up to the engine, without the shell, and still nothing. It does not respond to Start Up, Shut Down, speed control, or any other function from the remote. I still get the same notes on the LCD Display, Check track or Engine not on track. I hear a faint humming from the engine and the tender. When I kill power to the specific track the engine is on from my control panel, the humming disappears. When I switch on the power, there is no humming until I hit Start Up.
So, what other things can I look at? What might be the cause? How can I get it fixed?
Thanks
RAY
If anyone that works on MTH PS2 products lives in the San Jose Bay Area, let me know and perhaps you can take a look at it.
