Has anyone installed an external battery charger port for the MTH PS-1 locos? Leaving the loco to sit on the track for hours is not a good idea (subjective opinion) and removing the battery is a pain.
Anyone ever used a "jump start" method using some alligator clips & wire connected to battery charger and then to the pickup roller and wheel?
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If you replace it with a BCR ,Problem solved.
Or my other idea would be to put a 1/8 plug jack on the bottom of engine. and a plug on your charger.The female plug on the engine would be the type that when you plug it in, it feeds power to the battery. (like a headphone jack the speakers disconnect) so it would not feed back into the electronic.
Brad
Thanks for the info guys.
I found the MTH product...50-1021 and 50-1022 "ProtoSound External Battery Charger Kit (Port). It came out in '04, but I am sure some are still around.
MTH Product Locator should give some leads as to who has them.
You will be happier all around of you just upgrade to PS-2.
TEX
Steve
Actually, I'm a conventional operator. I have a number of PS engines...when the electronics "tank" the conversion will be: horn, bell, forward and reverse
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