MTH PS1 Question

@C_Murley posted:

So i scored my locomotive and it is ps1, factory new old stock.  its coming from a hobby shop. it was tested and a new "green" battery installed before heading my way. in your alls opinion is this good to go for awhile or should i open it up and install the bcr still at this point? again, ill only be running it conventional,  thanks!!

If the battery is new it'll last years before you need replacement. no rush

Agreed. Just keep in mind that if you idle a model long enough without use (such as several months) that new battery will still lose its charge, meaning you run a risk of scrambling the brains of the locomotive as with an old battery. So follow MTH’s instructions on how to avoid that problem.

One more suggestion, take a pair of pliers and carefully close / tighten the external terminals on the 9V battery / BCR and wired 9V connector and then snap them together.

I originally did this with just my fingers, it seemed tight, but a few months later it apparently loosened up and acted as if the BCR wasn't charged at all when it had 8 volts.

I have three engines that use BCR  .    I place the engine on the track & charge up the BCR at 10 volts for no less than 3 minutes .  Then I press the direction button on the Z4000 or z1000 transformers .   I would  check the battery in your new engine to verify it is a new green battery .  I would  charge the battery 5 minutes before before running in any direction .