I have a trolley proto 2 ,3 volt board and soon as you give it power it moves it doesn't start in neutral. Would a factory reset fix this or is this another type of problem? Thank you
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I'm assuming you're in conventional mode?
Try one whistle and three bells, that unlocks the direction. You should get a toot if the reset was successful. You can also try one whistle and five bells, that's a total reset.
The whistle and bell presses are fairly time critical, about a 1/2 second cadence between on and off.
GRJ has it right. Just to add a little more FYI about conventional bell / whistle options on your PS2 engine:
There's that table I was looking for. 
Try to keep the voltage as low as possible while still moving, then press the horn and three bells. May take a few tries.
Does it start up first or immediately move and not start up? The other issue can be a shorted motor lead (white) to chassis. Or a shorted FET. G
I am in conventional. Soon as I turn the voltage the trolley starts to move. I cant get to go in reverse or neutral. Can I do 1 horn and 5 bells with it in the running to reset? Its not in neutral, how do I do a reset with it running? Thank you.
You turn the transformer down as far as possible to run very slow or even stopped, and then do the horn\bell sequence.
John, I did the reset plenty of times. The horn blows when I start with the horn button. If I use a TIU would that make a difference?
I believe you may have to do a conventional "Lock in a direction" toggle to get it running right. Some DCS settings to not affect conventional modes.
I am sorry John what do you mean toggle.
From the description previously posted... The Lock into a Direction function toggles the lock on or off. If you're locked into a direction, it's obviously on now. By doing the horn/3-bells, you'll turn it off and get the normal F-N-R-N operation again.
Thank you John. All is good, next time you at the Allentown show I owe you coffee. Thanks again.
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