Ed, Their more expensive set with a walk around throttle is the same price as buying the cheaper one and a throttle. Jeffrey Ngowe
--- In [email protected], Ed Kozlowsky <soldado7264@...> wrote: > > I've never understood going to DCC and getting tied to a stationary > throttle. As far as I know, Digitrax Zephyr is the only maker that does > that. > > > Ed Kozlowsky > Sanford, Maine > > > >________________________________ > >From: Bill Nielsen <wrangler@...> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:11 AM > >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: MRC Tech 6 > > > > > > > >Hi Bill & Alex, > > > >I just went online to re-check the MRC website and they have several > >products called "Tech Six". The only complete system using the Tech 6 label > >was their 001201, rated at 7 amps, selling for about $279. The other Tech 6 > >items are add on accessories rather than complete systems, one being the > >"Black Box" which is hooked up between your existing DC power pack and your > >layout. The Black Box super-imposes a control signal on your track power so > >that you can control a dual-mode DCC sound loco's functions while running it > >on DC. The other item listed as "Tech 6" is a walk around tethered throttle > >for use with the Black Box, to allow you to move out of reach of your power > >pack (as far as the cable will allow). Information I found on the MRC > >website suggests that you may run either 1 DC loco OR up to 5 DCC locos, but > >posts on other sites indicate that the only DCC loco address the Tech 6 will > >control is the DCC default address of 03. If this is true, I don't > see how the unit can run up to 5 DCC locos, if they all have to be set at > the same address. In any case, it appears that the Tech 6 is only able to run > one system at a time, either DC OR DCC, not both DC and DCC simultaneously. > > > >Digitrax' Zephyr can operate one DC loco while also running DCC units, > >but the nature of doing this causes overheating of the DC unit's motor. It > >has also been found that having the DCC loco decoders programed to have > >their analog capabilities enabled can result in runaways on DCC layouts, so > >the two different systems don't really play nicely together. > > > >Hope this helps, > >Bill in FL > > > >--- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@> wrote: > >> > >> I know that there were some posts about this unit burning out some OEM > >> boards on Atlas lococ, and when I tried to find more technical info on the > >> Tech 6 a couple of years ago, I couldn't. MRC has a habit of changing a > >> product while keeping the name the same, and don't regularly update their > >> website, while at the same time they're very guarded about keeping their > >> technology a secret, so it's hard to get accurate and up-to-date > >> information about their products. Their advertised price for the Tech 6 > >> was higher than what most of the entry level DCC systems were going for at > >> the time, and I wondered where they thought the market was for for that > >> item at that price. > >> > >> After not finding enough information on the Tech 6, I decided it wasn't > >> for me, so I stopped looking. I still think that if you want an entry > >> level DCC system, the ONE to buy is the Digitrax Zephyr Xtra (with a > >> street price of less than $175), simply because it is a fuller, more > >> feature rich system than the other entry level systems, and should be good > >> for 90% of most home layouts (and many clubs). It's two shortcomings are > >> only three amps of power, which can be cured by adding a booster such as > >> CVP's Zonemaster (7 amps), and it's limit of 10 throttles. Since most of > >> the other entry level systems are limited to two or three throttles, I > >> don't see this as a great disadvantage. Besides, what percentage of home > >> layouts actually need more than 10 throttles? > >> > >> Regards, > >> Bill in FL > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- In [email protected], "Willam Fraley" <wjfraley@> wrote: > >> > > >> > Has anyone operating in DC jumped into the new MRC Tech 6 operating > >> > system? > >> > > >> > Sounds interesting ..... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Bill (Fraley) > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
