I've experienced trouble free operation from my BPC2 for at least 5 yrs. I use 6 of the 8 available switches to control 6 power blocks. Today, two of the blocks (switches) would not respond. I fiddled with the connections to the BPC2 after I checked each relay using a multimeter. Ground on the outside rail then the power probe on each of the BPC2 terminals. As you would expect, the blocks that were powered showed correct track voltage at each terminal. The terminals to which the two dead power blocks were connected showed no voltage. I removed and replaced the wire in the terminals of the non-working switches...didn't help. I have moved the wires from the dead terminals to the 2 remaining working switches and now all the power blocks receive power. Is it possible for relays in the BCP2 to fail individually? I haven't reprogrammed the BPC2 since I have it working, but, should I try, or is it as simple as those 2 switches are dead and I should just move on? Oh, I should mention, the non-working switches are in separate power blocks on the BPC2 each supplied by a different comm (powe) input. Also, I noticed the BPC2 is warm when turned on and I can't recall if that is new or it's always been that way. The other Legacy System modules are cool to the touch.
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