Hello:
I have an MTH Railking 6-8-6 Bantam Turbine Steam Engine
Item # 30-1167-0. The sound worked fine out of the
box. The third time I ran the engine there is a lot of
static. The pickups, wheels, and track are clean. The
unit is like brand new. All connections are OK. I’ve
cleaned everything. If I connect the unit directly to
a transformer, thus eliminating track, the static is
still there. The problem doesn’t seem to be in the
tether cable as I can jiggle/bend it to no avail. All internal connectors appear OK.
Doesn’t matter where the voume is set. Please help.
Thanks
Sounds like the battery might need charged…
I agree with the new battery. This engine was listed in the 2000 vol 2 catalog, so the battery is about 4 years old.
You can test it with a new 9 volt to see if it helps but replace it with either a NiCad or NiMH or the BRC
here is source for NiMH http://thomas-distributing.com/ap-200-1.htm
and for the BRC http://www.jandwelectronics.com
Locosound,
If you posted the item # correctly, your engine does not have a battery. It would be only locosounds which does not use a battery.
What type of transformer are you using?
Certain types of transformers can cause this static.
Tim C.
Thanks for the replies! The engine has no battery, that is the correct item #. I’ve been using a Lionel LW transformer all along, pre static and post static. I’ve also tried a small Marx transformer. Haven’t bothered trying the ZW though.
Thanks
The LW should run the locosounds fine so at this point I am not sure what could be causing this. Hopefully someone else here will have some suggestions.
Keep us informed of your progress.
Tim C.