clem k posted:….When running my PS3 3 Amtrak FP40's in lash-up I noticed one hesitate a little on a large turn out at 45mph. If going 10 mph it would stop dead even with the other trying to push it. Combined with poor ground this is an issue with engines stalling. Maybe heavier fly wheels would help ? Is there something in the PS3 program thats different ? When I hit direction button from high speed this doesn't happen. I keep my deceleration set at about 4 or less.
the fact that one engine does it more than others, is what I was talking about.
You can't totally blame PS3 if one engine is worse. There must be something additional. I am not defending PS3 for the non-coasting issue here.
I also had a train slam to a stop when a breaker tripped and just a couple cars jumped the rails luckily. I'm usually pretty good at keeping the amp draw in line with my layout from all the years of practice. I purposely took things to the edge so I would know just what the system does. If five engines are OK and the sixth trips the breaker, I know enough to stick with five! 
It's when an unplanned sixth engine enters the same district from poor planning. So I measure and plan more carefully.
I must be getting older because I don't come near any limits any more. Our grandson does not like when things go wrong. So that also keeps me from pushing the edge. I'd explain to him that I was upset that a particular engine was not behaving. He knows enough to steer clear of that engine until I give the "all clear".
Yet that doesn't keep him from requesting more trains on the rails when he visits though. He'll pick 2 or 3 engines that he hasn't used together and keeps me running. Doesn't matter if they're a mix of PS2 and PS3, if the batteries aren't ready, etc. If the system is messing up, his youthful energy is hard to quell. I don't want to squash his enthusiasm towards toy trains no matter how hard I have to work at it.
