Repairs

When i try to add the engine to the roster. Remote reads “engine found assigned to ID 100. When I try to start up - “no engine found”. Does nothing in conventional mode either

delete id 100 and then try to re-add again in remote!

Alan

Doesn’t work. Me thinks something is wron internally with the engine

Can this be converted to TMCC w/o being complex

@Geojr posted:

Can this be converted to TMCC w/o being complex

We have no clue what “this” is,....how about an item# ? Or a picture?...

Pat

Will the engine run in conventional mode? If not the engine has a problem. If it does run try a RECOVER ENGINE. The ID of 100 is out of range.

MTH model 20-2508-1 CP AC6000. Does not run in conventional mode. Lights come on. Smoke unit works. When cycled on/off, there is a discernible clicking noise? Does this sound like a board issue. If it is, can it be repaired or does it need to be replaced?

Any help/advice is appreciated

If it must be repaired, is there a place you could recommend?

Check with member @GGG here on the forum, a long time MTH ASC and very good with these.

Not sure what that means?

It means to contact GGG and see if he'll take a look and fix it if necessary, what did you think it meant?

User profile link to GGG.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

It means to contact GGG and see if he'll take a look and fix it if necessary, what did you think it meant?

User profile link to GGG.

It's impressive that you train doctors recommend each other to help us with our troubled trains. Arnold

Arnold, I'm really backed up, so I am not taking on new work until sometime well after the new year.  I know George and his work, and I don't feel at all nervous about recommending his services.

I wasn’t sure about ggg. Thanks for your help! Merry Christmas - any new train stuff for Christmas?

Nope, none that I didn't buy for myself.  At this point, I'm more interested in finally getting track down and trains running than acquiring new equipment.

hi i would check it out for you and have the parts available to repair your engine if necessary. just email me and let me know where do you live I'm in new jersey! your engine has the old ps 2 5 volt board sometimes they can be repaired  but usually not those boards just die all on there own!

Alan

I would make sure the speaker metal isn't flaking off as this might have a STARR speaker which was notorious for that problem in early PS2 engines. It could be locked in neutral, but with no sound it is very difficult to do a conventional factory reset with the 1 horn and 5 bells  with the confirming 2 horn blasts.

Also the battery must be fully charged for the reset to stick and also for the engine to move in conventional.