MTH H10 headlight and PS2 question

[billbarman]

I recently bought an MTH H10 consolidation steam locomotive from ebay new in box. When I put the engine on the track and powered it up, the headlight went on for about a second and then went out. I can't get it to go back on. I can't really tell if it burnt out or not. has anyone else had this probem?

[gunrunnerjohn]

Have you checked the headlight bulb with an ohmmeter?  That's the first step.  Be careful powering the lamps from a bench supply, some of the MTH stuff uses very low voltage bulbs, in others they're more standard 12 volt bulbs.

[phillyreading]

Have you checked to be sure the headlight is securely pushed or screwed in all the way? Shipping may loosen a headlight.

Also do you know if it is PS-1 or PS-2?  I bought an older MTH steam engine at a train show in south Florida, it was an engine that I wanted, and it was PS-1. PS-1 has what looks like a 9 volt battery in the tender, it's an 8.5 volt rechargeable battery.

Lee F.

[gunrunnerjohn]

There's actually two flavors of the PS2 electronics, the 5V version and the 3V version.