Problem with R32 subway car

What you've posted is not very helpful.

 

It would be much more helpful if you could state exactly what you try to do and exactly what happens, including what is displayed in the LED window of the DCS Remote.

 

I don't know what else to say - I thought I had detailed everything:

 

1. originall, DCS remote found and added R32 

2. headlights and signs did not light 

3. took shell off to check for wiring - checked out OK 

4. placed car back on track without shell and DCS did not find it when I pressed "Read" 

5. powered track and placed car on it - all lights lit up, sound was active as if in "Start Up" mode; eventually moved but could not be controlled by DCS remote as it could not find the car 

6. DCS could find my other 3 subway sets (I have 4 tracks), but not the R32. I even added another engine to the same track and DCS found it, so it' s not the track 

 

I think that covers everything - DCS can't find the R32, but does find all other engines. All the other trains show up on the DCS remote screen. No error messages as it never sees the R32. 

sounds like a dead battery

 Ben,

The one you need for the R32 is a 5 volt BCR-1

I believe you mean an 8.4 volt BCR for a 5 volt PS2 board.

Guys - thanks for the info. I purchased a Rayovac 9v NiMH rechargeable battery to replace the dead MTH battery. Will this battery work or do I have to purchase the BCR unit?

Tony,

I purchased a Rayovac 9v NiMH rechargeable battery to replace the dead MTH battery. Will this battery work or do I have to purchase the BCR unit?

As long as the battery is 8.4 volt, not 7.2 volt, it should work fine.

Excellent, thanks for the help.

yeah that too

so let me get this straight .i remember when most said the proto 1 mth batteries sometimes pop,so i changed them all with bcr ones,now the proto 2.0 carry the same battery as proto 1??????? aren't the r32 proto 2.0? 

R32 is proto2. They use the original 5 volt ps2 board. Has the same battery as ps1 but a dead battery doesn't cause damage. It just doesn't remember things.

oh,ok,what mth subways do carry batterys inside that look like this.

and which ones carry the proto 1 battery that looks like this

oh,ok,what mth subways do carry batterys inside that look like this.

and which carry the proto 1 battery that looks like this

 

I can only speak of the ones i own, so here goes:

 

R62-BCR2 (3 volt)

R17-BCR1 (8.4 volt)

R12-BCR2 (3 volt)

LOV-BCR2 (3 volt)

I think it 2003- 2004 when they switched over