Mth R21 redbird set not powering on (No lights or sounds)

The item number is 

30-2198-1

that set uses a five volt board which fail quite often. have you check the battery if it has a white battery you should have never powered it up bad battery can blow the board! also look at capacitors probably bulging !

here Is the pdf file about cars from mth web sight! first check and or replace the battery then power up do you hear a relay click if not board is DEAD

https://mthtrains.com/30-2198-1

does it due anything in conventional, otherwise you got bit from fleebay!

Redbird had a high failure rate of the PS-2 5V Board.  So it needs to be repaired with a PS-32 5V board or upgrade it with a PS-3 kit. 

How much would it cost to upgrade to 3 volt ps2 or ps3?

GGG posted:

Redbird had a high failure rate of the PS-2 5V Board.  So it needs to be repaired with a PS-32 5V board or upgrade it with a PS-3 kit. 

George, I asked Jason if they had the code for the PS32 board for operating pans on electric locomotives and he said it wasn't released yet.  Is the code for the subway available now?

nycboy posted:

How much would it cost to upgrade to 3 volt ps2 or ps3?

Contact me via my e-mail in my profile.  I do these repairs.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

GGG posted:

Redbird had a high failure rate of the PS-2 5V Board.  So it needs to be repaired with a PS-32 5V board or upgrade it with a PS-3 kit. 

George, I asked Jason if they had the code for the PS32 board for operating pans on electric locomotives and he said it wasn't released yet.  Is the code for the subway available now?

Yes they are.  When did you last talk to him??  The GG-1 has been out for a while, small smoke, trolley.  All those Flash files have been sent via a tech update.  G

I got that answer on 10-29.  I asked...

Has the firmware been released for the PS32 board to support locomotives like the E-2 Bi-Polar Electric? 
 I have one with a cooked 5V board, what are my replacement options?

His reply...

Do you mean for the electrically operating pantographs? At this point in time, no, the light line
controlled pantographs firmware does not exist.

I can ask the software developer to put it in there but it may be a month or so before he can do it. 

I'm not sure how I could misinterpret that answer!

Which service bulletin did it come with?  Is it downloadable in from the MTH site?

Ok,  There were several released in Sep17.  The Panto and large smoke is available.  Does the E2 have small smoke?  If so that is what is probably still needed.  Should be a quick fix since they have small smoke for steam and diesel out. G

I haven't gotten the E2 yet as I told him to hold off until I found out if I could actually fix it.  It has a cooked board, so I need to have the proper firmware to get it going.  Without any diagrams, no way to know what's in it until I get it unless someone has already looked and knows what smoke unit it has.  I'm guessing it may have the small smoke as it's only used occasionally.

George, where are all these files?  Are they all incorporated in the standard load?  I didn't get any service bulletin about this in Sept, I think I need to ping MTH and find out why we're not getting them!

Jason can send them, I thought he did in a file sent.  I have them in a folder for the loader. G

I have the two basic diesel and steam PS32 files, but I've never gotten any others.  I don't get some of the updates others talk about, so I have no idea what is going on.