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Currently, I still prefer the PS/2 boards.  I have a couple of issues with the PS/3 boards.

 

  • There is basically nothing field repairable on a PS/3 board set, many repairs are possible on the 3V PS/2 boards.  Most of the 3V boards I get that are dead can be repaired for far less than a new board.
  • They cost more than the PS/2 boards.
  • Given my admittedly small sample, they don't seem as robust as the PS/2 boards.  I've had several dead ones already out of less than a dozen total that I've seen.  Of course, it's a total loss when they die.
  • For existing locomotives, there is very little new stuff you get with the PS/3 boards in an upgrade.

For new products, there is great potential for PS/3 to add features and to allow smaller DCS equipped products, but that's still an unrealized dream.

 

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