I ordered this model on ebay a few weeks ago. Today I'm going to give it a run and see what it's all about. I got a fully charged EBL battery ready to go for it.
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Trainlover9943 posted:I ordered this model on ebay a few weeks ago. Today I'm going to give it a run and see what it's all about. I got a fully charged EBL battery ready to go for it.
Just advising, don't get to attached to because it has a 5v board in it. It will likely blow at some point when you are running it. Common problem.
Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I will. I'm excited to get it running. I already want the other road number. Lol.
sxe60 posted:I've got one and love it. It runs great and has good sound, just keep the battery charged. Have Fun!
What cars are you running with yours? Railking cars? I have some rudded rails madision cars that I may run with it but I'm thinking of selling them and getting either the 15" RK cars or premier ones.
Rob Johnston posted:Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I was just letting him know. I have the same loco and after two hours of running it blew up in a cloud of smoke.
Sid's Trains posted:Rob Johnston posted:Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I was just letting him know. I have the same loco and after two hours of running it blew up in a cloud of smoke.
I have a spare 3v board if I need it. I just have to make sure i can get the sound file for it.
Trainlover9943 posted:Sid's Trains posted:Rob Johnston posted:Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I was just letting him know. I have the same loco and after two hours of running it blew up in a cloud of smoke.
I have a spare 3v board if I need it. I just have to make sure i can get the sound file for it.
That's good. Didn't want to down you or anything. Hope you enjoy the engine.
Trainlover9943 posted:sxe60 posted:I've got one and love it. It runs great and has good sound, just keep the battery charged. Have Fun!
What cars are you running with yours? Railking cars? I have some rudded rails madision cars that I may run with it but I'm thinking of selling them and getting either the 15" RK cars or premier ones.
Yes, I'm running the RK 60 footers. I think they look good with the E 6 and they have lighted full interiors and diaphragms. I'd like to run bigger cars, but I'm limited on my table layout to 0-36 curves.
Sid's Trains posted:Rob Johnston posted:Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I was just letting him know. I have the same loco and after two hours of running it blew up in a cloud of smoke.
I had the same problem with a 5v engine and luckily I found a guy here on the Forum who fixed it. Seems like the problem is that some of the early PS2 engines have a poor quality main board capacitors that blow with lots of smoke and need to be replaced with a better quality ones. If the board is bad, it won't work, but, if it's just the cap, you may be in luck.
I just got the same Atlantic at Allentown a few weeks ago. I fried the 5V board already, BUT IT WAS 100% MY FAULT
If and when that time comes, here are my threads that these kind forum folks helped me change out to the 3V board and get the right sound file and tac tape.
Oh by the way... If you think it sounds good now... Just wait until you get the Upgrade file for the 30-3038-1 here. https://mthtrains.com/20-3038-1 Lou1985 recommended these. Way better than the original.
https://ogrforum.com/...1#136148772670823011
https://ogrforum.com/...4#137133979327089044
Have Fun!
Ron
Here she is. The seller said like new. This thing is basically brand new. No miles on the odometer and 2 hours on it. Threw in my EBL battery and its awesome!
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Trainlover9943 posted:Here she is. The seller said like new. This thing is basically brand new. No miles on the odometer and 2 hours on it. Threw in my EBL battery and its awesome!
Cool to see it with a different tender than the normal Atlantic style.
Sid's Trains posted:Trainlover9943 posted:Here she is. The seller said like new. This thing is basically brand new. No miles on the odometer and 2 hours on it. Threw in my EBL battery and its awesome!
Cool to see it with a different tender than the normal Atlantic style.
Yes I do like that a lot!
Looks like your Tender is riding high a little in the back. Or is it just the picture?
Whoever had mine before me, put the metal steps between the frame and shell. They go on the outside of the frame and then it's nice and level.
Looks Good!
Ron
Ron045 posted:Looks like your Tender is riding high a little in the back. Or is it just the picture?
Whoever had mine before me, put the metal steps between the frame and shell. They go on the outside of the frame and then it's nice and level.
Looks Good!
Ron
I think it is riding high. I put the steps between the frame and shell. I think that's how is was when it come out of the box. I'll try and move them the other way and see if that moves a difference.
Outside the frame. Do you need a pic?
Ron045 posted:Outside the frame. Do you need a pic?
Wouldn't hurt. Post it please.
https://mthtrains.com/20-3038-1
trainlover
here is the steam sound file for mth premier 20-3038-1 prr atlantic
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Alan Mancus posted:https://mthtrains.com/20-3038-1
trainlover
here is the steam sound file for mth premier 20-3038-1 prr atlantic
Thank you.
Your welcome!
Alan
Here you go.
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I made a mistake in my previous post. This engine had 2 minutes on it not 2 hours!! This is pretty much brand new.
Trainlover9943 posted:Sid's Trains posted:Rob Johnston posted:Good for you, ignore Sid's rainmaking and enjoy the locomotive.
I was just letting him know. I have the same loco and after two hours of running it blew up in a cloud of smoke.
I have a spare 3v board if I need it. I just have to make sure i can get the sound file for it.
Lots of Atlantic sound files, no problem if you replace the board. Many of the 5V boards will run a long time, others will bite the dust in short order, luck of the draw.
Several variations of internal configurations on the atlantics so becarefyul when doing a repair. Hopefully yours will last fine. G
GGG posted:Several variations of internal configurations on the atlantics so becarefyul when doing a repair. Hopefully yours will last fine. G
Hopefully it will.
I always used the 8.4 volt (7-cell) battery as came originally in early MTH engines and they are the ones recommended for replacement. The 9 volt batteries are only 6-cell.
I quit using batteries years ago in favor of BCRs.
Joe Allen posted:I always used the 8.4 volt (7-cell) battery as came originally in early MTH engines and they are the ones recommended for replacement. The 9 volt batteries are only 6-cell.
I quit using batteries years ago in favor of BCRs.
I wouldn't put a BCR in a 5v engine like this. I threw the EBL in there as recommended by @gunrunnerjohn
Joe Allen posted:I always used the 8.4 volt (7-cell) battery as came originally in early MTH engines and they are the ones recommended for replacement. The 9 volt batteries are only 6-cell.
Actually, it's very difficult to buy a 6-cell rechargeable "9v" battery nowadays, they're virtually all 7-cell.
So EBL is a brand name of a rechargeable battery?
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GRJ is this what you put in the PS1 locomotives? As opposed to your own BCR replacments?
gunrunnerjohn posted:
I use these unless the customer wants a supercap replacement. For 5V PS/2, I am sticking with batteries for the most part, I'm a little reluctant to put the charging circuit through the rigors of the surge current of a supercap.
I was looking on this model to turn the smoke off in conventional mode. The switch is empty in the engine. There is no switch on the tender.
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I have this engine, too. Bought it at York about 10 years ago. Replaced the original battery with a BCR and it's still running fine.
I have four 5V MTH engines. Have heard lots of bad stuff about 5v engines, but all my engines have BCRs and run fine. Maybe I'm lucky...
John
Steam Crazy posted:I have this engine, too. Bought it at York about 10 years ago. Replaced the original battery with a BCR and it's still running fine.
I have four 5V MTH engines. Have heard lots of bad stuff about 5v engines, but all my engines have BCRs and run fine. Maybe I'm lucky...
John
gunrunnerjohn posted:I use these unless the customer wants a supercap replacement. For 5V PS/2, I am sticking with batteries for the most part, I'm a little reluctant to put the charging circuit through the rigors of the surge current of a supercap.
Does replacing the battery in a 5v board make the board have a better chance for lasting?
You certainly don't want to leave a bad battery in any PS/2 locomotive.
Trainlover9943 posted:I was looking on this model to turn the smoke off in conventional mode. The switch is empty in the engine. There is no switch on the tender.
Doesn't the smoke "POT" under the water hatch turn it off if its turned all the way down?
RickO posted:Trainlover9943 posted:I was looking on this model to turn the smoke off in conventional mode. The switch is empty in the engine. There is no switch on the tender.
Doesn't the smoke "POT" under the water hatch turn it off if its turned all the way down?
No pot under the water hatch on this. It was made before the opening hatches and smoke pots were a thing.
