MTH Streetcar sound board?

Did you try a Reset-18?  Did it work before the BCR installation?  It's possible you need a reset of the board, but I think that one is not one that scrambles with a weak battery.

Also, with a BCR, you have to bring the throttle up and then wait about 30 seconds or more before trying to do anything from a power-off condition.

Hi JOHN,

  I am just running this in conventional.  Do I do a reset with DCS?  And yes I did bring the track power up for 60 seconds before using.  Thanks for reply.

Laz1957,

   Do you have a P1 or P2 street car?   If you have a P1 and let the battery fail, you may have a big problem, I do not know if you can get the replacement board for the street cars or not.  If you do get her back up and she is a P1, make sure you keep the BCR in the street car to eliminate the board failure.

I would love to have a P2, Pittsburgh, Pa Street Car with Franks voice doing the announcements, myself.

PCRR/Dave

The number he posted is a PS/1 model.

Yes it is a PS1 model.  Is this how I would do a reset?

You need a transformer with a Whistle and Bell button  or at least the whistle button.

Place loco in the track and raise voltage to full.  Then cycle throttle from full to about 12V and back to full.  You will hear a ding.  Do it 4 more times you will hear a clank.  ding is 1 and clank=5 dings.  So 2 clanks and a ding = 11.  5+5+1.  Keep doing it until you get to the number you trying to adjust.

Guns,

   He may have a serious problem, his board is probably shot, check and see if you can get him another one, from what I hear they are real hard to come buy.

PCRR/Dave

You got it, the first thing I'd do is try a reset 18.

The cycle is down below 12V, I typically go to 8 to 9 for my low.

Three clanks and three dings is the reset, when you hear that, blow the whistle.

Thanks DAVE it runs great forward and reverse just no sounds.  I checked the MTH site and want about $160 for upper and lower board.  At that price I'll just run it like this.  It would be nice to have the sound.  I'll try to do the reset.  I'll let you know.

Thanks JOHN,  I'll give it a try.

Laz,

   Good luck buddy I hope you get her sound back!

PCRR/Dave

Thank you DAVE and JOHN.  I did the reset and did the 3 clangs and 3 dings, pressed the whistle button and it worked.  Ran it around and got the whistle function, bell works and the announcement works to.  All good just like before.  I haven't run this in probably 5 years so I had a extra BCR and figured I put it in and give it a go.  Thanks again guyz for your expert knowledge.  I'm get there in the knowledge department with this stuff a little at a time.  Again thank you both.

laz,

   Great stuff, glad you got her back in full running order, now make sure you stay with the BCR, you are one lucky dog!

PCRR/Dave 

Glad it was a simple fix.   It sounded like a reset kind of issue.

Dave,  Rarely do PS-1 boards get totally hosed up or big problems.  Usually a simple reset or a  tech reset can fix the PS-1 boards.   G

GGG,

   That is good to know, maybe some the guys have replaced, could have been saved then.  I am glad he got his back on line with a reset, I really like the particular Street Car he happens to own, my buddy Franks does the Pittsburgh, Pa area station calls on that MTH Street Car.  I understand there is a P2 version of it also, would love to own it also.

PCRR/Dave

Yes, I got the first SEPTA PCC.  Road the SEPTA bus line back and forth to High School.  G

Impossible to know if there's other damage, but firing it up with the FET removed shouldn't do my damage as a rule, it's like it's an open FET.