willygee posted:clem k posted:I had a lot of issues with PS3 locomotives starting on there own or taking off dark and silent at full speed. I keep a few locomotives active on my large layout but not all running. Finally solved this by installing a DCS Remote Commander on the track terminal strip farthest from the TIU. No more missed watch dog signals.
So Clem..what exactly do these do? I have several unused that came from my early RTR sets. We will be moving to Fla and will be building a larger layout with more sidings..will these help?
They send out a watchdog signal on initial power on. These are also converted to give continuous watchdog signal, Gee I hope I stated that correctly ? Somewhere there is a thread about these used for watchdog signals on sidings.