CARE AND MAINTENANCE
HO Troubleshooting Guide
The following Guide will help you trouble shoot your M.T.H. HO
powered car. This guide is broken up into the three operating modes of
the powered car Analog DC, DCC, and DCS
Analog DC
When I apply power to the track my
powered car 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 powered car 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?
I have no sound from my powered car,
but my lights are on and it moves just
fine.
There’s a crackling sound from my
powered car
Check the volume pot on your powered car.
Full CW = Max Volume
Check to see if a screw or some other
material hasn’t lodged itself in the underside
of the powered car body.
One of my lights is out.
None of my lights are on.
Most likely you had been running the
powered car 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
powered car will remember that when you
run it again in Conventional DC.
Could be the same reason as “One of my
lights is out.”
Is the powered car getting power? Check to
see if there is voltage on the track or move
the powered car a few feet in either direction.
When I apply power to the track my
powered car starts up (lights and
sound) but it won't move
My powered car hesitates at slow
speeds.
Lower the track voltage then raise it again.
The powered car should start moving. If you
apply greater than 9VDC quickly the engine
will just sit there. Lowering it below 9VDC
then raising it will get the engine moving.
A powered car may do this right out of the box
if it has not been lubricated. Follow the
lubrication instructions. Now try to run it.
New powered cars may take a little bit to get
everything running, even after they are
lubricated. Be patient and let it run for a bit. It
should clear up shortly after lubricating and
running.
Solution
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Start-Up
Sound
Lights
Motion
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