Just to complete this discussion............
I have been emailing with the MTH lead for R&D. Here is what he told me: My two trains are most likely generating over 5 amps of current spikes as I operate them (combination of engine motors, lights, horn/whistle, and smoke,along with dynamic power picks(rollers on the track) causing constant disconnections and reconnections). These spikes are causing the protection circuit in the DCS Explorer to trip. He further stated that the "marketing staff may make statements that position our products in their most favorable light without qualifying those remarks. The overall environment dictates what is possible. Large layouts, inclines, long trains, lit passenger cars, track lock-ons, switches, etc., etc., all raise the current floor so, when any spike occurs, it can exceed the limit. The Explorer will run two or, even three trains with an asterisk." The bottom line for me comes out to this. I can run either train all day long by itself. And I can run the two of them together under some conditions (but I don't dare turn on the smoke on the Amtrak Diesel with the UP Steam Engine running). I'm not happy with this situation...... but there isn't much I can do about it. I can send in my DCS Explorer for MTH Service to check out (just in case there is something wrong with it), but they won't be able to check it out until this COVID-19 mess is over. I suspect (and the MTH guy as much as said so) that in order to run my trains the way I want to, I will have to purchase a DCS WiFi Unit along with a TIU. That doesn't fit my budget at the moment and the TIUs don't seem to be available at right now anyway.
