PS3 Screeching

Scott, Something is up with this engine, and yes a tech or warranty service is recommended. Taking these are apart is not a fun ordeal.

what is the item number for your engine ! sound like a board problem super caps sound like there not holding a charge do the sounds stop immediately on power shut off from transformer! if that's the case definitely a board problem!

board might be able to be replaced or repaired!

Alan

You need to go warranty route via MTH.  The 44 ton uses special PS-3 S board.  That specific problem has been rare too me, but after all those reflash and sound file loads, the board has issues.  If my memory serves right the one I had was PS-3 diesel like that.  Required a new board.

PS-3 S does not have full super cap and does shut down abruptly when power turned off.  G

Thank you all for the feedback. I will contact MTH and go the warranty route.

Is this a repairable issue for the techs when MTH ceases to exist?

I have actually seen this more and more often.  The reflash usually cures it. 

Let us know what MTH says.

Thanks,

Happened once on my new RS-11 PC PS3. Thought the audio amp was over driven. Also lost all control with remote. OK now after 10 runs or so. I think there are bugs in the latest PS3 software?

Headlight and number boards go out at random on my PS3's as well.

Getting screeching, after certain flash or sound file loads using the program does occur.  But that is usually during the load completion and resolves with the power cycle.  I too have had the occasional issue were a reload of the flash and or sound file fixes it.  But when it is randomly producing weird sounds, or works right one session and not another and a reload does not fix it, that is something wrong in the hardware/memory.  The only choice is a new board.  That one for me has been very rare.  G

yes Scott it can repaired after mth does not repair engines anymore asc techs can do the repair as GGG said and either re-flash the board or replace board!

Alan