Track voltage using PS3

Yes and I posted about it in May 2012 when I got my first PS3 engine. Seems to be some sort of glitch. Not sure if the post I made is still around in the "archives". 

 I just got a new MTH NKP engine and I noticed the track voltage read 25+ volts. It hit me as strange because I use the Lionel 180w bricks and didn't think it was that high. I remember reading a post from Matt about this.

I have both a Railking PS3 E8 and SD 60 and they both read high, it must be a glitch in the PS3 software. I don't care, as I don't use this feature.

FWIW, I have a brand-newe, just released PS3 M1a that I'll use to test if the problem is still in the PS3 firmware. Hopefully, I'll get to do the test today.

Barry

Did you do the test? The reason I got into this is that I got 2 of the early PS3 steamers, the LV Hudson and Reading T1. My layout basically has 4 power circuits. When I have the Hudson on the one circuit and turn the power on to that circuit, the following usually happens:

-Power turned on

 -After 2 seconds, the lights come on

 -After 10 seconds the sounds come on

This is not a full start-up as the engine won't move. I do a shutdown and after a start-up, everything is normal. The Reading doesn't do this. I'm trying to figure out what's going on. I thought maybe the track voltage was a factor, but I don't think so now. This doesn't happen on the other circuits, only the one.

I always appreciate your comments. Thanks.

George 

George,

I checked voltage with my two latest PS3 steamers, both of which were issued this year. Both showed track voltage about 9-10 volts or so higher than the PS2 engines.

Sound like a Q for the York DCS User Group Q&A session.

Is there any action underway to fix this problem? I assume this a S/W error in the DCS system that does not multiply the proto3 zero to peak voltage displayed by .707 to get the correct answer. There are multiple threads about this issue floating around on this forum but I could not find any information about an upcoming resolution.

Ken