Toy Trains 101 How to Replace the Battery on MTH Protosound Engines

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If your MTH Electric Trains O Gauge Proto 1 or Proto 2 sound locomotive is acting a little funny, don't panic! It's likely that your model has a bad battery. What, my locomotive has a battery? Yes.
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Our friend and resident toy train aficionado, Kevin Hill, had this problem with his MTH NW2 recently. Kevin is more of an S Scale guy than an O scale guy. He only has O Gauge trains to run on his friend's layouts. So, rather than sending it away for warranty service or throwing it out, Kevin did some looking around and found that these engines have 8.4 volt batteries that are used to keep the sound operational.
It was such an easy fix (and a relief!), that Kevin wanted to share this information with the world.
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@azslotracer 6 месяцев назад

Very informative video. I don't know of you are aware with the early CW-80 transformer they had issues with the sine wave put out and the MTH locomotives did not like. Keep up the good work.

@LarryWGrant-dw6jo 3 года назад

Good info John! Thanks to Kevin for helping out with the video. I have a MTH Proto 1 steam locomotive and a Proto 2 diesel in my fleet. Both take a battery. I have both steam and diesel Proto 3's which don't. This is a useful video. Thanks again.

@just_delightful 5 месяцев назад

Perfect! Thanks Markus!

@pjasyl Год назад

PERFICT! Just what I needed to know for MTH battery replacement. Did not know a rechargeable Energizer same voltage works too.

@Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard 3 года назад

Fantastic video is always man.

@gletrains Год назад

Im looking to replace a battery with a bcr in my protosound sd60. Im experiencing that the loco's sound is kind of scrambled and it won't go into forward or reverse. Lights and everything work though

@willberestartingthischanne9984 3 года назад

I Loved Your Channel

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 2 года назад

Nice video!

@rustyschmidt7238 7 месяцев назад

HI, I have the same transformer as you do in the video and I have replaced the battery with a fully charged 8.4 volt rechargeable battery, but all I get are three clanks. Is there a way to reset the settings to be the default settings ?

@105C09 2 года назад

Kevin, I have an early board with a QSI module and no battery. It only has a weak sounding horn though it has proto sounds. What should I do? Replace the board with an upgrade?

@j.harryfeldman1776 3 года назад

Question: Is there also a battery of some size in MTH HO locos with ProtoSound 1 and 2 boards in them?

@kevin2472 3 года назад

I THINK so although not a 9v, it’s a custom sized battery, I ran across them when shopping for the battery for this engine

@jonathanmurray2186 2 года назад

I put that energizer 8.4 rechargeable in my proto2 it worked and then it didn’t. Im guessing the board got fired. It might be a coincidence it might not. I replaced the speaker because they do go bad. But that didn’t fix it. I’ll have to dig into and check the board. Other than no sound the engine runs fine.

@cathrynm 2 года назад

Yeah, my father's layout is mostly Lionel, but has two Protosound-1 and one Protosound-2 locomotives. Looking to replace batteries on these before I try running them.

@cathrynm 2 года назад

Hah, and what do you konw. I just opened the box, and the locomotive we have is exactly the same model you have, except ours is BNSF and not ATSF. This one is super-easy to pull the bottom off and replace. I put a BCR in ours.

@mikew9788 2 года назад

Do the ho mth have a battery also?

@mickwest7918 2 года назад

The New Lith Ion - "9 volt" are closer to 14 volts be cautious

@Vezzo55 Год назад

USE a BCR-1 instead of a battery and you will never have a dead battery problem again

@hermanmontalvo4509 3 года назад

Thank you for this very helpful video ... just ordered the Energizer 8.4 Rechargeable per your recommendation. Now, will it recharge in the loco like the original would or should I buy a 9v charger? Thanks again!!

@tsgmultimedia 3 года назад

This question is answered quite explicitly in the video. Did you watch it all the way through?

@hermanmontalvo4509 3 года назад

I was referring to the Energizer 8.4 not the green MTH. A simple yes or no would suffice. Your response is not appreciated but I thank you for the instructional video.

@tsgmultimedia 3 года назад

Apologies if that came off wrong. I thought the answer was quite clearly covered. I'm glad the video helped you with your project!

@hermanmontalvo4509 3 года назад

@@tsgmultimedia No harm, no foul. As an aside I am a substitute (Secondary Languages) teacher and repeatedly stress to students "there is no dumb question." The thought being one should NEVER hesitate to ask a question or seek clarification. Unfortunately a response that may appear detached, or even sarcastic, negates my claim. You may have meant no such sarcasm but, as you know, in written form there is no inflection of voice or facial expression. You would have done well to simply answer my question related to the Energizer battery. Again, a very helpful video nonetheless and I ordered the green MTH rechargeable per this very video. Cheers.

@CarolinaKid93 6 месяцев назад

In my simple mind, did I miss the part that an "Energizer RECHARGABLE" will work and recharge through the engine OK. I WATCHED the video through to the end, and still confused. I read the "comment" AND made sure I did watch to the end. I get DON'T leave a "regular " 9V in it.