MTH Tether help.

laz1957OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERMEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Hi GUYZ,
I bought a lightly used MTH Premier Blu Mt. Reading T1 a few weeks back. It was run about 2hours before I got it. I have been running it for a few weeks and it started acting up. I was running at a slow speed, 37 MPH, then would speed up for a few feet then go back to normal speed. Then coming around a certain turn would stop and shut down. When I would power up the track again it would go into reverse then stop. I noticed the tether was frayed and the wires were bare. Can I fix this by insulating the wires or do I have to get a new tether? Thanks for your help.

laz57

11/13/111:34 PM

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GGGOGR Forum Member

New tether and I would stop using it. A harness short can damage your PS-2 boards and you go from a $10-15 repair to a $250 repair with labor. G

11/13/116:05 PM

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gftivOGR Forum Member

Find out what is fraying the tether and fix so the problem does not happen again/

11/13/116:18 PM

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laz1957OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERMEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Thank you GUYZ for your suggestions.
TRAIN DOCTOR do you have these parts or should I contact MTH?
laz57

11/14/1112:53 PM

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GGGOGR Forum Member

I would open the tender and see what the harness looks like. The MTH web site doesn't show the parts list and the tech site is down. Some harness are plugs on both ends which make this an easy repair.

I would call Midge at MTH to help identify this harness. I would measure the length in cm. G

11/14/117:19 PM

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laz1957OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERMEMORIALIZED MEMBER

GGG,
Yes I have the newer tether and it is the 2 plug in kind. I will call down to MTH this afternoon and tell them what I need. The short fried the one blue wire all the way to the second harness. All other wires under the tender shell are ok. Thanks again for the info.
laz57

11/15/117:03 AM

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GGGOGR Forum Member

Need to ensure no wires from the tether board to the rest of the PS-2 board are damage. Since this still runs, probably not damaged, but better safe than sorry

11/15/111:53 PM

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ForestOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

George, I have the tether you are looking for. Drop me an e-mail or give me a call. Forest.

11/15/113:25 PM

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laz1957OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERMEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Thank you FOREST!!!

11/15/117:31 PM

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mikeporterinmdOGR Forum Member

I came across a small engine the other day that obviously has either a bad tether or a bad socket. (MTH PS/2, RailKing, entry level steamer of some sort, Pennsylvania).

Wiggling the tether around would cause the sound to cut in and out. The engine ran fine in DCS mode. The startup relay click was audible no matter what.

Are the tether and socket easy to get? Are they somewhat generic?

I'm not sure how easy it will be to determine the model number of the engine. Perhaps searching on cab number and road name will make it pretty easy.

Thanks,

Mike

2/3/127:51 AM

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