Recent content by Geoff H

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    Digitrax Zephyr question

    Re-motoring Athearns Hi mate I know quite a few people (including me) who have had problems with the initial current draw of the older Athearn locos and in Aus the main decoder that was used was the NCE especially price wise but then after the failure of some of these decoders and by more...
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    TESTING an alterative to Tortoise switch machines

    Smartswitch turnout machines Rich A little advice about installation. You will get excellent service from them if you use a regulated 12v dc power supply for powering the motherboard and the decoder. Something as simple as a 1.5 amp wall plug pack from one of your local electronic stores...
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    TESTING an alterative to Tortoise switch machines

    Smart Switch turnout machines It is human nature to be sceptical as change can be hard to accept. I can remember buying my first computer and this was before the existence of hard drives and the floppy discs were just that and 5 1/4" diameter. I handed over the money with a very shaky hand...
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    TESTING an alterative to Tortoise switch machines

    Geoff H :thumb: These units are one of the best ideas that I have seen AND USED. They are not only available for DCC but can be switched back for the use of DC as well as being available for the pure DC user and they are cheaper as well. There are three ways of mounting them: One is to...
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