ps3 and wire length

The 35 feet length is incorrect. Check the engine underneath to make sure that there are no extraneous pieces of metal. Also check the 2 rail 3 rail switch to make sure that it is in the 3 rail setting.   

So when I took it back to the hobby shop where I got it the service tech told me that the engine may be fine

They didn't even test it for you?

 

No they didn't test it

Put it on a test/programming track and hook the transformer directly to it. Crank it up to 18 volts. If the breaker trips, its the engine.

Ive never heard of putting an excess of wire in the system. Normally you want as short a wire run as possible to cut down on the loss through the wiring.

If the 2 rail 3 rail switch is not seated on one side or the other, there is a direct short.

I would avoid that hobby shop.  The clerk knows nothing.  To say that a wire must be 35' long is ridiculous!

 

Boilermaker is correct!

If the 2 rail 3 rail switch is not seated on one side or the other, there is a direct short

The swich was in the 3 rail setting but both setting gave us a short

Guys mth told the clerk this

I don't claim to know anything, however a little College learned me that binary data can travel over Ethernet roughly 94 yards or so until it becomes attenuated and unable to be "Heard" without a booster/repeater.

 

The reason increases towards a Z4000 with it's volt and amp readouts. I wonder if the DCS system can display the same information to the remote in real time?