Jon G posted:gunrunnerjohn posted:Obviously, you can install a simple DC reverse board and have conventional operation.
You can use a Dallee 400 reverse unit (about $60), but the lighting is 6v and may have some LEDs, so you would have to change that or use some type of lighting driver board. The Dalle can be configured for directional lighting and drive LEDs with some simple resistors. But, if you want to keep the resale value, go with the 3/2 board.
The scrouge of the 5v boards is lack of use. We have 5v boards still being used weekly that are 20 years old.
I opened this thing up and got so disgusted I called MTH and they are going to fix it for me with the new board etc. The guy was funny after I told him I just took it out of the box after 20 years he advised me its no longer under warranty. I will have to eat this one.
I did some more digging and I now found the MTH Box Cab Electric that I bought at the same time as the P5a - and this one needs 072 curves so its going on the block for sale since it will be years before I can have that kind of a radius. Along with this is the Milwaukee Road Bi-Polar Electric - also 072 curves.
Then I pulled out 3 more engines all MTH steamers. All 3 are RailKing and at least one says "Protosound" on it. Now I wonder if these are going to blow up when I try to use them!
Pre war pre war ra ra ra!
