30-2340-1 DCS restart

Wally,

   I recommend a BCR if you have P2 engines, it keeps this from happening.

I put them in all my P2 engines, no more battery problems at all.

PCRR/Dave

Woe is me. I charged my Southern E3 PS2.0 more than 24 hrs with the little MTH charger and pin plug. I placed the engine on the powered track, added it (wouldn't start up on the earlier setting of #3) as #5, it started nicely. I accidentally hit the emergency off button and shut it down. Hit READ, found the TIU, would not reactivate the engine. Woe is me. Since the engine started once I figured the battery was O.K. I do have a BCR that I would rather not install (I don't like the delay when people are here). This engine has been "resistant" from the get-go. Repair shop? Or? Thanks.

I'd try removing the engine from the remote and then searching for it again.  If that doesn't work, try looking for a "lost engine".

Wally,

   Put up with a 5 sec delay and run the BCR, it eliminates all this other crazy stuff

and the BCR's last almost for ever.  Purchased my 263E MTH Repro from Frank at the Iron Horse Hobby Shop, long ago when the P2 engines 1st came out, had him install a BCR before I even brought her home, Frank is running trains in heaven now and my BCR still functions perfectly and I do not have any problems with ID's or anything else.

PCRR/Dave

Wally,

I have just resolved the same problem in my Rail King Flying Yankee. The MTH NiCad battery in the Yankee did not hold a charge. I bought new NiCad battery at harbor freight for $6 less 25% using a discount coupon. These batteries are good for 800 charges, so says a statement on the package. You can buy at least 4 NiCads for the price of one BCR.

Caution: In some MTH engines, the battery is very close to the electronics. If the new NiCad battery has a metal case, wrap it with electrical tape.

I roll my own BCR clones, makes them competitive with the batteries.

Wally,

After you used the emergency button did you power down the TIU and remote before trying to find the engine again?

Back atcha guys: Joe: I thoroughly charged the battery and reentered the engine and it started.  PCRR Dave: I have a BCR and may install it later.  Gunrunner john: What is "looking for a lost engine"? Gregg: I emptied the remote and started over to no avail.

Bobby Ogage: Is that a 9V rechargeable?  Gunrunner: "roll my own"- how? Joe Allen: "power down the TIU"; I'm not sure how you do that; does that happen when powering down the remote?  To All:  Some good news: If I shut down the ZW with all three engines running, they will all start up again! Hurray! Can it be that simple? Do I then just shut down the remote? 

Wally,
   When ever you use the red E-STOP on the remote, you must power down the transformer and the remote ( if the TIU is power by an axillary transformer, it must been turned off also ). Then just start everything back up as you normally would as if it is a different day.

Wally, here's a link to the Build a BCR Clone PDF document.  This was compiled from several members posts so I'd have the complete thing in one place.

 I cut and pasted some posts into a document, I've attached it here.

Here's the actual order I placed at Digikey for my parts the last time.

I had the connectors for the 3V BCR, so I didn't order any of those.

Hey John,

I think Wally's 30-2340-1 has the 5 volt board, so he would need the 8.4 version.

Oh, I see your link is for the 9 volt version. I just checked.

My link actually covers both versions, so I have the PS/2 universe covered.

Thanks for the link.

Thanks John; maybe after Christmas. My wife fell and badly fractured her wrist last week; lots of TLC required right now. Waiting for surgery "permission"- what a brave new world!

Wally

Yikes!  Sorry to hear that Wally, I know how you feel.  My wife goes in for surgery for a pinched nerve after New Years, so I think I'll be doing just a bit more around here.  

WAIT!  I forgot to ask for permission, hope it's OK!