Sound board repair?

Classic Toy Trains Forum
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My MTH SW-2 sound just plain quit!! (PS I) Engine runs and lights work. I replaced the rechargeable battery with a new 9V - no luck. I see in the MTH parts catalog that an upper sound card is $100 and the lower is $60. Ouch! Does anyone trouble shoot and repair cards? I love this engine - super puller and great sound - is it history?

Thanks,

Cliff

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Don’t know where you are located but if you don’t mind shipping it for evaluation and possibly a repair my preference is Mizzell Trains in Denver.

Have you tried a reset for the sounds? Checked the connections, possibly a solder joint came loose or possibly a pinched wire? Does this unit have the potentiometer for adjusting volume? If so adjust it up & down several times, stopping in the max volume position then back off the max stop just a tiny bit. Sometimes these get a little dirty or corroded causing erattic or no sounds.

If you are basically very happy with this engine it mite be cost effective to repair it versus buying a new one or upgrading to PS2. [2c]

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Two Cents,

Thanks for the reply. Tried reset, no pot, checked solder joints. Good idea to have it evaluated for an estimate. It just might be something simple.

Thanks,

Cliff

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Have you tried turning up the individual sounds on the engine and cycling the ‘ENG SND’ button on the DCS controller? I suspect (and hope) you just have a software issue rather then a board failure.

Good Luck…

Earl