gunrunnerjohn posted:D500 posted:PS-1 does not need a battery to run.
HUH? Explain how you get it out of neutral? You may be talking about pre-PS/1 QSI boards, but the MTH boards require a battery or you'll just have a static display with sound.
Most PS-1 locomotives will run fine without a battery. The battery is needed for programming and maintaining sounds, not to cycle the reverser. MTH even released a document about running them batteryless at one point.