I have a late MTH PS2 premiere Yellowstone which has developed a very dull headlight. You have to look closely to see it is actually on. Any solutions out there? Is it a drawbar problem or a possible short some other place within either the tender or the locomotive itself.
Schumann
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Is it possible that the headlight is actually off and you're seeing some light from an adjacent bulb? Does the tender backup light work properly?
Yes the tender back up light is fine I cup my hand round the light and it is definitely working.
Have you confirmed it is in the socket firmly and has not backed out?
Yes the bulb is in its socket firmly. Could this be a tether problem?
Maybe a bad ground or bad bulb.
Can you turn the light on and off with the control on the DCS remote?
Yes I can turn the light on and off with the DCS remote. I even reset the engine features and that did not help. This problem is new, the light was always correct before.
If wiggling the tether plug doesn't help, I'd check the headlight bulb, perhaps try a different bulb. That's not a failure that I'd normally associate with a bad board, but who knows. My top suspect would be something in the wiring. I believe that model has the mux board in the locomotive, so that's a possible issue.
Doesn't hurt to swap the bulb with another. Did you do any maintenance on the engine, or just realize it was dull one day? G
No maintenance was done to the locomotive, it was simply "there" when I put it on the track.
Time to start eliminating possibilities.
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