PS-1 Reset Kit

pennsydave,

   Owning such a nice premium MTH engine, I would consider up grading the engine to P2.

PCRR/Dave

mine did that too..your 3 clanks of death..Mine did the uncoupler mode 3 times..GGG told me thats the 3 clanks of death..Im sending my board to a MTH tech and told me he can fix it for 10.00...Thats a great price..heres his website..

http://only3rail.com/

Did you put in the new battery before powering up with the reboot chip? If you purchased this thing that was used how do you know if you got someones dead battery.  The battery you should get with that kit is green in color.

bet it was the white battery=its proubley the older kit..

The battery is brand new and the green one.  It still had the plastic shrink wrap over the contacts.  I also charged it many hours prior to it's use with the reset chip.  The battery read 9.7v without a load on a multimeter when I installed it.  

I guess the PS1 board could be dead, period where the reset chip would not help.  The engine has sat on a shelf for most of it's life, if it ever has been run.  It is not my engine but a friend's.  I try to help him out when I can, he had a stroke and has no use of his left arm.   

Thanks Marty, I will give that a try and I will also check continuity on the battery wires, make sure one isn't pinched somewhere.   

It is necessary to do a reset 18 AFTER you have used the reset chip and replaced the original sound chip. If you are unable to do a reset 18 it is possible that the original sound chip is bad. If the original chip will not reset, a reset 18 can done using a known good chip and it doesn't have to be the same type/sound set. If you are able to do a reset 18 with a good chip, sometimes the old chip will now work even though it won't do the normal reset. Specific replacement chips can be obtained from MTH until the supply runs out. Don't forget that your track voltage should be at 10 volts or less when you first attempt to run the engine after powering up.

Eric Hofberg

TCA, LCCA

MTH ASC Tech

there 30.00 apop and 8.00 for shipping..but with mine ..id tried different chips..with no results?  If you cant get you board to reset..email me..I might have a spare top board that I could send to you..

I just shipped the boards off to Marty to check/reset or sell me new boards.  Thanks for all the advice but everything I tried did not help.  Marty says there are actually several other reset chips that the MTH techs can get.   So we will see what happens.  I hope to get this engine running for my friend.  

marty is a great guy..

Josey,  That is not my website.  This is my only current form of advertising:-)  GGG

Dave, Sorry to post late.  The other thing to have tried is not to have the chip pressed in all the way.  Just flush with the top of the holder.  I am sure Marty will get it.  G

Fixed and in the mail. 

What was it?

If Marty told you, then he would have to kill you!!

He knows better:-)  I guess I will have to call him.  G

Nothing special.  His reset chip would not do it and my chip did.  All is well that ends well.