PS-1 locomotives are excellent locomotives and great runners. I love all of mine. But, they also require quite a bit of understanding on your part to keep them going. You have to know the PS-1 system, become intimate with the manual. You have to be good at flicking the transformer handle to get the right feature. You have to be okay with the finicky nature of the system, accepting that some days it'll work just right, and others it won't. You have to keep on replacing the batteries, or installing a BCR. If you want a locomotive that will run no matter what, PS-1 equipped locomotives are not for you. You can replace the electronics with something else and have a good locomotive, but at what price? Many times it's cheaper to get a new locomotive. Yes, you can get many PS-1 locomotives for what seems a steal of a deal, but you have to know the baggage they come with.
Barry Broskowitz posted:... while I could not locate the MT-2132LP on MTH's web site, by its product number its even older.
It was easy to find if you are familiar with how MTH numbers (Or in this case renumbered.) their locomotives. The corrected number is 20-2132-1. As you can see Barry was right, it's almost 23 years old. What exactly is the problem you are having. If it made sounds but wasn't moving, the boards inside were probably bad. As for transformer issues, you should only use one of the ones listed in the back of the manual, they are very picky about the power they get. But they should be fine on a brand new MTH Z-4000 or Lionel ZW-L.
