Received this engine for Christmas. After some tune up and a BCR addition all was running great until today. Went to fire up the layout this morning and this engine shows "inactive" on my IPhone (running DCS with Wifi). Repeated attempts read the engine gave the same result. Shut everything down and tried again - same result. All my other MTH engines are recognized as "active" and run fine.
Suggestions appreciated. Could this be a victim of the older PS2 5V board failing?
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Could be, its early 5v. Have you tried deleting the engine then finding it again?
Pete
I just tried deleting the engine. Placed it on an isolated track to try to add it again - came back with "no new engines." Other suggestions appreciated.
It's sadly not at all uncommon for a 5V board to simply die between runs. I've personally had several do just that. They either stop drawing any current or present a short when powered up, it's been a toss-up which symptom you see.
When that happens, they're pretty much non-repairable, you need a replacement board.
Hi John, thanks for the reply. I had heard the old 5V boards were problematic and was expecting to be on borrowed time. I was hoping for more than a few days of operation though! What are the chances of getting a replacement board for a PS3 upgrade?
They were briefly available, but now they're out of stock again. Hopefully, they'll have some soon at MTH parts and some of these locomotives can be fixed again. 
I have boards in stock. Try testing conventional first just to be sure the board has died. G
Hi GGG,
Thanks for reaching out. I sent you an email.
You guys are missing something. While yes a 5volt could very well be the issue. Another explanation is the fact he’s using the app to access this engine. Which in my experience will be just as much of a possibility.
have you tried accessing the engine with a remote? Try deleting the engine form the app and remote (if you have one) and try re installing it with nothing else on the track. Also try running it in conventional
Gary, George has the idea, simply test the engine in conventional mode. That eliminates all the vagaries of the DCS operation.
Thanks all for the responses. I tested the engine in conventional with a z1000 setup and it was dead. No life at all. Before GGG’s response another forum member reached out and pointed me to Sommerfeld’s Trains in WI. Sure enough they had a board and could do the upgrade. I shipped the engine last week and it should arrive there today. It could be awhile before they get to my engine, but I’m in no particular rush. I am looking forward to having this engine back with PS3 upgrade. The old PS2 sounds were not nearly as good as those with my PS3 steamers.
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