I need help. Engine lights and smokes but won't move

If you get no replys you can post this in the DCS forum. Good group of guys over there.

In resetting I assume you tried Program 18, also check the plug to make sure its firmly affixed to the engine. Dont assume its the boards, sometime its the tether wire. I used J&W electronics for most of my MTH repairs work. Its a nice engine good luck with the repair

Steve

WOW!  Thank you Steve.  It must have been a bad tether connection.  I fiddled with the plug and now everything works.

It's likely one of the tether pins on the engine connector has broken loose.  I suspect you'll see this again.  If you open it up and hit the four pins with a soldering iron and a dab of solder, it'll be for for another 50,000 miles.

Occasionally tether goes bad, or the pins as John mentioned.  Or it just works out of the receptacle.  PS-1 are easy to repair and all the parts are still available.  G

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum so not sure if this is the right spot to post this. Bu. My young Son and imare trying to get our Pennsylvania 6-8-6 turbine steam passenger R-t-R with Proto Sound 2 running. 

It started experiencing trouble and we tried trouble shooting it with a new battery pack. It helped, but then a while later it just stopped working altogether. 

Can someone help with some troubleshooting tips? It has power, the IR is responding to the remote control, but the train just doesn't respond a t all.  

Any nyt advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Have you tried running it in conventional mode with just a transformer and without the DCS Remote Commander connected?