Tom Tee posted:At this point in your two rail adventure, seriously spend some time on the "dead rail forum" . RC battery is the way to go IMO.
The biggest mistake I made getting into 2 rail was jumping in with a fist full of cash from selling my #1 scale equipment.
Any wired control system can burn up $$$$$ boards with derailments or other shorting events. Protecting expensive electronics can be an expensive venture in and of it's self. Shipping locos for service with burned out electronics can be another adventure.
Bells, whistles, flashing lights and an array of sounds can be like glitzy girls, attractive but high maintenance.
It took years to sell off my errors. Take your time. Hide your check book and cards. Listen to consumers, not sellers.
With all respect Tom, I haven't fried a MTH board set myself yet from any derailment. I use Lionel PH180's on the O scale 2 rail and Bridgewerks DC packs with auto blade type 10 amp fuses outback on the G scale.
So for me, this statement isn't true. I wouldn't consider any of mine is high dollar protection at my house.
I am not against anyone looking towards dead rail. When I went in, it wasn't a good choice for me running big consists for long periods. I heard a lot of posts from other users about how great battery was, who eventually had to replace all their batteries that died off and that was very expensive!
