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I just purchased a Kline ep5 with cruise.     Didn’t realize it didn’t have TMCC on it, but regardless got a good deal on it and the pilots are still in one piece.  It looks really nice!  

The cruise board in the engine, is this the same one that comes with TMCC version?  Wondering if this can be used with TMCC receiver board, or does a command upgrade required a replacement of all the electronics?

I was also thinking of ps2/ps3 upgrade as I am more familiar with the mth upgrades.  Wondering what others have done?

Thanks!

Mike




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I have a conventional K-Line cruise module in captivity, and it didn't work in command mode, so there's appears to be something different.  I had an engine with a bad K-Line command cruise and tried the conventional board, no go.

I just purchased a Kline ep5 with cruise.     Didn’t realize it didn’t have TMCC on it, but regardless got a good deal on it and the pilots are still in one piece.  It looks really nice!

How are the sideframes?  I had one here recently that had the pilots and sideframes rotting away.  Oddly, it was the exact same roadname NH #377.  However it was a command model and ran just fine.  After an experiment of trying to replace the sideframes with the MTH premier EP5 parts, I noticed the pilots were also falling apart.  That's when I parted it out and moved on.

The K-Line EP-5s have had some well-documented problems with so-called zinc rot (bad castings) on the pilots and truck sideframes. I've had three of the NH versions - two have had problems with pilots/sideframes, but the one I still have has been fine so far. The New Havens came in three numbers - 377, 378 and 379. Each had a different level of equipment. The "top of the line" #379 came with TMCC, R/S and cruise control. I've heard over the years that the K-Line cruise can be problematic, and folks have had good luck installing an ERR cruise unit in it's place.

I recently bought a used K-Line NH EP-5 with TMCC and cruise control, cab number 379 I think, off of fleabay. The pilots and side frames were fine. Ran like crap. I put a brass wire brush in a Dremel, flipped it over and powered it up, and a number on the outer wheels that did not have traction tires, and then it worked quite well! Still not as good a something with four center rollers.  I know GRJ has said it is only a matter of time before the motor control circuitry will fail, but it hasn't failed yet. It has diesel sounds, kind of weird.

I question why not just buy an MTH NH EP-5 if you want MTH's control system, unless I am missing something, like all MTH EP-5's are 5V boards. A search on eBay came up with only PS1 NH EP-5s, but I didn't try that hard.

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