Hello I'm new here and I have a question about mth protosound 1 engines I was wandering if the is a way to lash up these engines?
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Yes they're easy to multi unit (lash up). I do it with 2 of mine. Just make sure both have good batteries in them. If you want them to go in opposite directions for long term operation,I would suggest switching the motor leads around and if yours has directional lighting switch that around too. I have a video on YouTube with my 2 conrail RailKing engines on my christmas layout video. Just search trucktrain7 on YouTube and go to my conrail Christmas train. Both of those engines are powered. The sd60 I reversed the motor leads because this is long term operation for me.
Those engines are actually conventional operation, just with an excellent sound system installed.
Run them separated a few inches apart. If they stay spread out the same distance or change the gap slowly, you can run them together.
If they rapidly change the gap it indicates they will fight one another in a consist.
Good Luck, Remember, the object is to have fun !
One of the nice things MTH did with their horn-equipped units was the use of the front-rear coupler switch that's normally used to select which coupler fires on a Protosound 1 locomotive. The switch selected whether the train started neutral-before-forward (normal) or neutral-before-backward. This allowed you to back-to-back MU a horn-equipped locomotive with an unaltered Protosound 1 locomotive and have operate properly. I have a few diesels so-equipped for the times I feel like running a conventional train.
I still from time to time MU ps1 diesels ,and as a above poster stated as long as you have good batteries in the two units you will have no problem.
Here is a short video...
