david1 posted:Why use the BCR at all? Maybe on the original proto sounds engines but not the PS2 or 3. The only reason to use a BCR is if the battery is weak in a proto sounds engine, it will scramble the chip, it then it has to be reset.
I replace proto2 and proto3 with type of battery's that were used.
The use of BCR's IMO are a waste of money.
Dave
Uh, PS3s don’t have batteries. They have supercapacitors — in other words, like BCRs. So I don’t see how it is you are replacing the batteries in your PS3 units.
In PS2 locomotives, a wornout battery will keep the locomotive in neutral. BCR capacitors last a heck of a lot longer than NiCad or NiMH batteries, which slowly degrade with each charging cycle. Or from setting uncharged for too long.