Need Advice with Proto 2 repair

jnadpaOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for some advice from anyone willing to share.

I purchased a complete NYC set with a Proto 2.0 Dreyfuss at York from a member. He sold it for a very good price knowing that the locomotive needed repair. My intentions are to repair the locomotive. A short exists in the transformer when track power is applied. When the wiring harnesses are disconnected the short disappears. It looks like a couple blown caps, with one bulging at the seams. I have read the threads on this issue and My question is would I be better off:

Replacing the 5V board with same.

Replace with 3V and new speaker.

Upgrade to proto 3.0

OR perhaps there are more options?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You,

John

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RJROGR Forum Member

I would not replace the board with another 5-volt board---no way!

Question is whether you will do thee work or pay to have it done. A direct replacement (needs speaker and battery) board can only be obtained from a tech. For a DIY, a PS3 steam upgrade kit is relatively simple to install: gut the engine and replace with the kit contents.

4/30/177:26 PM

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Marty FitzhenryOGR Forum Member MEMORIALIZED MEMBER

Your short is not in the transformer but in the engine. The 5V boards are hard to find and if you do find a good one, it is on borrowed time. I have that engine and put in a 3V board and components that go with it. Great runner and dependable.

Follow Bobs (RJR) advice.

4/30/177:27 PM