Reply to "BCRs for PS1 boards"

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Jeff_the_Coaster_Guy posted:
Wow LOL. Didn't mean to cause such a ruckus.
If I may, what are the "Cheap" BCR's vs, I assume, "Not Cheap"?
Also, would the homemade version we're contemplating fall into the former or latter category?
Do I need to rethink my plan of building a bunch of BCR's for my old PS1 engines? Is there anything that WON'T scramble, smoke, or otherwise destroy my trains that I just want to watch go around the track someday?
Seems like such a chore... Maybe just rip it all out and put in a rectifier and hope for the best?

I build my 9V models with two AVX or NESSCAP 5V supercaps. They're higher quality caps than are used in the "real" BCR, so I'd say the brand name one is the "cheap" one. The thing is only supercaps and a battery clip, pretty hard to go wrong.

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