I bought a mth railking Norfolk Western J #612 from Trainz.com for cheap. It is a PS2 locomotive. It doesn't have a board in it, all the 5 connectors inside the engine are just there with no board to plug into. Also in the tender the 9 volt isnt there which is no problem as I can just get a 9v BCR for it as I did with my other MTH engine but that was a BCR2. Anyone know where I can buy a replacement board for this that will just plug in and run?
Thanks
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@fastride09 posted:Anyone know where I can buy a replacement board for this that will just plug in and run?
What's the MTH Product No. on your 612 J?
Mike
30-4183-1
Fastride09, just out of curiosity did you know the engine was not operable? I’ve never bought from trains.com and was wondering if you knew that upfront.
@fastride09 posted:I bought a mth railking Norfolk Western J #612 from Trainz.com for cheap. It is a PS2 locomotive. It doesn't have a board in it, all the 5 connectors (if one of them is a 2 pin, it likely will not be used or plug in) inside the engine are just there with no board to plug into. Also in the tender the 9 volt isnt there which is no problem as I can just get a 9v BCR for it as I did with my other MTH engine but that was a BCR2. Anyone know where I can buy a replacement board for this that will just plug in and run?
Thanks
@gunrunnerjohn posted:This is the replacement board. Search MTH Parts for the number at the top.
Remember if you put a PS3/2 stacker board- 2 very important notes. #1 no BCR-2 required (no battery) in tender or elsewhere and #2 Do NOT plug anything into that 2 pin connector on the stacker board.
Also, plug and run- means you need the board programmed with sound file is another $25 fee. Keyword search "program"
You would then provide your product number "30-4183-1" so they know what to program.
You can obviously program this yourself as long as you have a TIU and a computer.
@romiller49 posted:Fastride09, just out of curiosity did you know the engine was not operable? I’ve never bought from trains.com and was wondering if you knew that upfront.
Yes they had posted the board was taken out, thats why it was so cheap for the loco, tender and 3 cars.
Also need to make sure engine has no issue like shorted smoke or speaker, pinched wires that cause the board to be damaged. Also speaker need to be 4 ohm when using upgrade PS-32 board. G
Can a PS3/2 stacker board be replace a MTH Doodlebug PS1 electronics Board/s?
@SGMret posted:Can a PS3/2 stacker board be replace a MTH Doodlebug PS1 electronics Board/s?
That's a full diesel upgrade as a rule. You can't just drop it in and plug in the existing connectors, they're all different.
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