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Smoke elements are powered even with locomotive powered off

freonfreonOGR Forum Member

I have a Railking 30-1490-1 Empire State Express that has developed problems. The smoke unit elements power up as soon as I put power to the track (the locomotive is still OFF! The fan motor only runs when it's powered on throught the "smoke" button, like it should. Also the headlight bulb & boiler bulb won't work (the bulbs are GOOD). All the rest of the functions + sounds work like they're suppose to. I've tried to trace out a schematic wiring diagram I downloaded, but it doesn't have the color coding for the wire. I'm thinking there is probably an issue with the electronics in the tender, but I'm at loss to where to go next. Any help/suggestions are appreciated!













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Alan MancusAlan MancusOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hi you can try a conventional reset after you try a feature reset , sometimes it will correct the features that are not working! Alan

I'm in NJ if you need help just let me know my email is in my profile!

It,s , not uncommon to have to do a feature reset to restore features on ps 2 3-volt boards otherwise you could some FET transistors that are shorted which would make smoke stay on and open fets which could be why your lights don't work, board can be repaired'1

Alan

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freonfreonOGR Forum Member

Got a chance to go through the wiring on my locomotive and tender today, nothing shorted out. It's probably a shorted FET as you guys suspected. I'm not familiar with FETs. I've worked on replacing TVS in several TIU successfully. Al/John, I guess they're located on the PS2 board(s). Can I test them while ther're still on the board? It would help to have a picture of where they are on the board.

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