N5CJonny posted:I'm with you Dan, the less electronics the better. I have had two MTH subways that had blown circuit boards, one with the 5 volt board that went bad and one with a 3 volt board that went out. My solution was to rip out the electronics and use a bridge rectifier in both subway engines with no reverse boards. So now they run real smooth in forward only mode with all lights functioning. That is good enough for me! The two MTH Proto one engines with BCR's in them still work great for me. So most of my engines are old Lionel postwar with a few modern engines. Oh yeah and Two Williams engines I own are relatively problem free as well. So some of the early modern era stuff that MTH made had less electronics in them along with Williams engines. Best to do some research on any engines that may interest you before you buy to see which ones had the least amount of electronic items in them. In my opinion the electronic reverse boards are not as prone to problems, so they are good in my book and subject to less problems than postwar mechanical E-units.
My first encounter with an electronic E-Unit was in 1988. I actually spoke to Dallas at Dallee about it before I purchased it. I needed some assurance as to it's compatibility with my old C & O NW2 624 switcher. I had a small layout where I did alot of switching. I was very pleased with both the performance of the loco after installing the Dallee E-Unit and also with the ease of installation. Remember, in those days we didn't have the internet to run to at a moments notice for help.
