My Akron Canton & Youngstown Alco S2 Has Gradual Stopping:
- This PS3 Akron Canton & Youngstown Alco S2 that I have been experimenting with (picture shown in my Oct. 7 post above), seems to have "gradual slowdown" built into it when operating on DCC.
- For example, if I instantly change from Speed Step 10 down to Speed Step 0 (stop) , the loco GRADUALLY slows down.
- It also gradually accelerates when starting up.
Pushing Direction Button While Running
- I also frequently press the "Direction" button when the loco is travelling fairly fast (why: because I'm a lazy operator
 
. - When I do this, the loco gradually slows down, sits for a second, then gradually starts up in the other direction.
- . (All other brands of DCC decoders that I have encountered, behave this same way.)
- If I need to stop the loco instantly (due to a derailment or something I forgot that I left on the track), I just press the "Emergency Stop" button-- which stops it almost instantly.
FYI: The CVs
- I have not yet tried to change the contents of CV3 (acceleration) and CV4 (deceleration).
- I tried to read them using the Power Cab in programming mode, and their contents appeared to be 0.
- That setting SHOULD be "instant stop" -- but as I said, this loco always seems to start and stop gradually.
~~~~~~~ - Keep in mind, this loco that I have is from the 2018 ver 1 catalog, so it might behave differently then other vintages of PS3 locos.
- This is the first O gauge "Proto" (digital) loco I've owned, and I've only had it for about 3 weeks -- so I'm "learning as I go".)
