I have limited myself to a few less expensive 'loco-sound', '-0' trolleys and locomotives, when purchasing MTH at train shows in the past; as I have the general ( maybe misguided) notion that simpler is better, and I am only interested in running conventional. I figure that since there is no battery, I can't harm them on a test track. How do you handle PS-1 and PS-2 on the test track at a train show? A lot of times the seller has no personal knowledge as to the battery condition or if it has a bcr installed. Do you try it out briefly on a test track with the sellers permission, and in reality how much risk is there to the locomotive. Thanks for you input, Jeff.
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