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Bob DelbridgeOGR Forum Member

Brendan,

does the step up S-cab board lower run time? It has to be using more current to step the voltage up I would think, but it may be negligible.

It may not even matter to most. I get over 2-1/2 hours on my 2000 Mah, 9.6v packs in my O-scale engines, a 3.7v battery would be a no-go for me. That's barely enough to turn the LED headlight on.

It's odd that my G-scale 4-6-0 (with a BlueRail board and 12v, 2000Mah battery) can move out with a single tap on my IPad, but my WbB semi-scale 4-6-2 took a bit more "juice" to make it move. Must be the gearing, or it could be the difference between the 12v battery in the 4-6-0 and the 9.6v battery in the 4-6-2, maybe both!

3/8/171:28 PM

BrendanOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Bob Delbridge posted:
Brendan,
does the step up S-cab board lower run time? It has to be using more current to step the voltage up I would think, but it may be negligible.

I am sure it does. I have three 300 Mah batteries in mine. Honestly, I have never run it all the way down since I usually run on powered rails. I have run for at least an hour or so before power to the rails at shows.

Brendan

3/8/173:18 PM

George SOGR Forum Member

gunrunnerjohn posted:
Too bad they only saw fit to create an Apple version...

I bet you can pick up a used iPod touch for very little $.

3/8/173:31 PM

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