PS3 electro coupler

Joe,

I just dropped a PS32 board in a formerly 5 volt PS2 Premier Dreyfuss and the rear coupler (there is no front coupler) works fine.

Joe, use what you have, it will work.

All PS-2 and PS-3 couplers are the same type.  Only PS-1 were different and don't work reliably with PS-2/3.   G

George,  I had a man have me do a DCS upgrade on his gold Hudson.  I kept the plated rear coupler on and spent some time playing with it to see if it would fire.  I found at between 9 to 13 volts on the track I could get it to fire with DCS.  Not a big price to pay to keep the plated coupler.  Any voltage around 18 and it would not fire.  This was a rare situation and the engine will be a shelf item.  I have a large box of PS-1 couplers if any member needs one.

I will have to try that, the processor must alter the time the fet fires when it senses lower voltage present.  G

Let us know.  That is the only one like that I have run into.  This was a special situation that required keeping the PS-1 coupler.