I have bought a Railking southern Ps-4 4-6-2, I place iI on tracks ran than I stopped it and it would not run no noise just when I throttle up I get 3 clangs , I read book twice to find a solution about lock out tried the Remedies but to no avail, I am new at this if anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. I have a lionel 80 watt transformer.
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3 clanks is the loss of PS from a weak or dead battery. You need to install a new battery and get the Make PS kit. It has a chip to reprogram, a new battery and the extraction tool. G
Where are you in PA? If you're close, I can reset it for you.
Where are you in PA? If you're close, I can reset it for you.
I am in collingdale , pa where r u located, I can bring it to u.
I'm in Worcester Township, Google Maps says 49 minutes to my place. If you're interesting in bringing it up, send me an email to my profile email address.
The dead battery is a simple issue. You can actually install a standard 9 volt battery in it (the battery that comes in it is just a rechargeable 9 volt battery). But, I would recommend installing a BCR, which is a capacitor that acts like a battery but it means that your problem won't happen again with it installed. And after you or Gunrunnerjohn has reset it, it will run like a charm. So I wouldn't recommend returning it as you have a potentially very nice engine on your hands.
Another point is that the Lionel 80 watt transformer is known to be not a very reliable transformer, so an investment in a better transformer would be helpful for all your engines. MTH's transformers are quite good.
The dead battery is a simple issue. You can actually install a standard 9 volt battery in it (the battery that comes in it is just a rechargeable 9 volt battery). But, I would recommend installing a BCR, which is a capacitor that acts like a battery but it means that your problem won't happen again with it installed. And after you or Gunrunnerjohn has reset it, it will run like a charm. So I wouldn't recommend returning it as you have a potentially very nice engine on your hands.
The three clanks need to be reset, and the proper batteries are cheap. I have the reset chips to beat those back into submission.
That sounds good gunrunnerjohn, I will come to meet u when u r available. The train is really nice, I watched some videos on it, unreal of what it does.
Send an email to my profile address and we'll get you set up. To see the profile, just click on the user name, then on the right, click on Extended Profile and the info shows up.
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