@Rayin"S" posted:Hi Craig,
The SD-60s set for AC power do have a rectifier but it is part of the control board. That board will have to be removed if you install the Bluenami. The Bluenami 2.0 is a 2 amp board designed to run on DC power at 12 volts. The reason I would need the voltage regulator is that I run LEGACY and the track power is 18.5 volts AC.
Ray
I will try to post a link that will help to explain all this.
don't ya just love proprietery systems?
@AmFlyer posted:The Scale Trains people are really smart and well informed. They did their research and market analysis of S gauge prior to purchasing the Showcase Line from MTH. I am sure they understand that the S gauge buyers are a different lot than their typical N and HO gauge customers. Offering only DCC engines eliminates about 85% of the potential S gauge customers. Offering a DC only version opens up a much bigger pool of S gauge buyers. Those of us who run AC track power with either conventional power or with Legacy can easily adapt a DC engine with no wasted costs. Its exactly the business model that SHS has used and AM is using.
One thing I'm concerned with the DC model, is if they do it like SHS did, the engine will have a 21 pin connector to plug in a DCC decoder. If I understand to problem with ESU correctly, their 21 pin connector is not compatible with other brand decoders. So you would still be locked in to Loksound (whatever).
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
