n scale ECoS voltage

QUOTE (Donone @ 2 Oct 2008, 23:57) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I understand that the voltage from the ECoS is a little high for n-scale and that there is a voucher for exchange in Germany for a lower voltage unit.
Has anybody had the experience?

If so, how long does it take?
Does the unit provide A/C or D/C?
If D/C is the PSU a standard unit similar to a laptop or other PSU and so can a suitable alternative be used, even in a different form?

***A 15v laptop power supply will work fine, as will a couple of opposed diode strings between PSU and ECOS to lower the input voltage - a dozen low cost diodes are far less expensive than post cost for returning the Power supply too!

Richard

Excellent news, thank you very much Richard

Thanks for that and the welcome Expat, I expect to spend much time here. I need all the advice I can get, it's free, it's good, it's from experience, what more could one want?
Do Richard's trains fall of the track?

QUOTE (Donone @ 3 Oct 2008, 14:57) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Do Richard's trains fall of the track?

Hi Donone,

Not sure what prompted that question but I doubt if they do and, even if they did, he would probably never own up to it anyway.

Expat.

Well actually Expat I just felt a wave of stupidity come over me; in the northern hemisphere everything is the 'right' way up.

They probably go round the layout the other way as well.

Ah! I wish I had thought of that.

Hi All

Our Local Sci-Tech display has a Locomotive on a "Mobius Strip" Track
So it runs on both sides of the Track (top and Bottom)

So that's Bottom and Top to you Northern Hemisphere dwellers

Very Interesting to watch

Regards Zmil

I would have expected that more on the equator.