I tried yesterday to open 'it' just to look until I find out how to ground myself. BUT... I couldn't figure out how to open up the tender - I don't see screws anywhere (I think the boards are in the tender).
I still am puzzled because as I said I keep the engine and tender connected ALL of the time, even in storage, so to me that reduces the risk of damaging the connection (pins, solder joints, etc). I store them upright in a special padded box and when I remove them I pick BOTH of them up at the same time. Same setting them on to the track.
As for looking at the screen, yesterday in my test I did look only at the screen. I even tried my other remote to eliminate the remote HDLT button as the problem. There is no message - just to compare when I hit the smoke button there is a message for a short time.
But for now I have to figure out how to get to the boards in the tender. How to remove the shell.
Alan, I don't want to risk mailing the engine to you but thanks for the offer. There is an authorized repair person 20 minutes from my house so I can take it there, but I don't know if they have the equipment to check a board. I'll call.
- walt
