M.T.H. HO ES44AC PS3E+ Diesel Engine
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HO
The following Guide will help you trouble shoot your M.T.H. HO engine. This
guide is broken up into the four operating modes of the engine: Analog AC,
Analog DC, DCC, and DCS.
Troubleshooting Guide
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Analog AC
When I apply power to the track my
engine doesn’t do anything. No lights, no
sound, nothing.
Check to see if that section of track has power.
Use a voltmeter or a lit passenger car.
Slide the engine a couple of feet in either
direction, you may have a bad track section.
Have you got that section electrically isolated
with a toggle switch or other device?
Start-Up Solution
Sound Solution
I have no sound from my engine, but my
lights are on and it moves just fine.
There’s a crackling sound from my
engine
Check the volume pot on your locomotive. Full
CW = Max Volume
Check to see if a screw or some other material
hasn’t lodged itself in the underside of the
One of my lights is out.
None of my lights are on.
Most likely you had been running the engine in DCC or
DCS mode and toggled that light off. Put it back into
one of those modes and turn that light back on. The
engine will remember that when you run it again in
Conventional AC.
Could be the same reason as “One of my lights is out”
Is the engine getting power? Check to see if there is
voltage on the track or move the engine a few feet in
either direction.
Lights
Solution
Motion
Solution
When I apply power to the track my
engine starts up (lights and sound) but it
won't move
My engine hesitates at slow speeds.
Lower the track voltage then raise it again. The
engine should start moving. If you apply greater
than 9VAC quickly the engine will just sit there.
Lowering it below 9VAC then raising it will get the
engine moving.
An engine may do this right out of the box if it has
not been lubricated. Follow the lubrication
instructions. Now go ahead and run it.
New engines even after they are lubricated may
take a little bit to get everything run in. Be a little
patient and let it run for a bit. It should clear up
shortly after lubricating and running.
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