xrayvizhen posted:TexasSP posted:A DCS Explorer which gives you many of the DCS capabilities and WiFi built in is 110.
Yeah, that's along the lines of what I was thinking. I watched Eric Siegel's video on this and it looks like it's the least expensive way to control an MTH engine remotely. I don't think I need all the bells & whistles of a full blown DCS system. But I guess I'll have to wait until either one of you early adapters buys an LC+2.0 and lets us know or it starts turning up in one of the LHS's around here. I wonder when that will be.
Based on the above posted chart Lionchief + 2.0 should be pretty much identical to Lionchief +, but with some added sounds and TMCC compatibility. If you are currently running Lionchief + with the remote or app there shouldn't be much if any difference between what you currently have and Lionchief + 2.0, as far as control goes.
One drawback/issue of the DCS explorer is that all power has to flow through the DCS Explorer for the unit to operate. You are limited to 6 amps of draw through the DCS Explorer. Any draw above 6 amps and the unit will shut off. However you can power the DCS Explorer with any power source. All you need is a 5.5 mm od diameter/2.1 mm id barrel plug with two leads (something like this https://www.monoprice.com/prod...rnB_5XxoCQXkQAvD_BwE ) and you can power the DCS Explorer with any transformer, even a Postwar ZW if you want.
