Recent content by mfm37

Call Tony's and ask. I believe MRC has now upgraded the original power supply that shipped with the PA2. If you do wind up with the MF615, no damage will result. The PA2 will simply use up to its maximum 3.5 amps. It works the same as you house's main panel. There may be a 200 amp main but the...

Use the kapton tape to insulate the areas that Digitrax recommends in the instructions included with the decoder. Save the extra for future installations because many manufacturers don't include it. I wrap my extras around a leftover plastic tape spool.

Your Zephyr should put out about 14 volts. First make sure that zero stretching is not on. Dispatch address 00 after zeroing its speed. To measure the output get a DC meter. Place the red + probe on the rail A terminal and the black - probe on the ground terminal. Repeat this measurement with...

I'd guess that N-Trak has the largest modular N scale following in the US. Many of the other types are being built by members of NTRAK clubs. We had a convention layout in Louisville last summer with 711 modules filling 50,000 square feet. Took about 3 hours to make one trip around it.

You would not go wrong joining the yahoo group that was posted as well. Paul Musselman (the author of the unofficial manual) is a regular on that group. There's a ton of stuff in the files, photos, and links sections as well.

Mouser has 1956 of them in stock. Will sell you one or all of them. http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=fltJrqpyVmXHwIFED7D9kQ%3d%3d

The yellow tape is Kapton tape. It's provided to wrap the frame areas noted in the included instructions. Don't leave it on the decoder unless the instructions say to do so. It will retain heat and could cause the decoder to fail before its time. You can save any extra tape by sticking it to the...