What is the current status of Marklin's FCC compliance for products shipped to and sold in the U.S. Are only newer starter sets sold in the U.S. compliant or do they need adaptors, including with MS2? This is very confusing that you can buy something in the U.S. that is or may not be complaint or need to add a wire dongle to your track. Any FCC FAQ's on this issue or diagrams? There are a couple 103.1 locomotives that can be bought in the U.S., but don't have the certifications. I don't want to lose wi-fi, TV or phone from running a train or cause other problems or do my older sets have the same problem, but there does not seem to be a way of testing that in advance.

People in New Zealand can still use WiFi, TV, and mobile phones when running Marklin trains, like our friends in Europe. I don't think you need to worry any further.

We don't know how many Märklin locos are exported by European dealers directly to US customers. Märklin export only about 2% directly to the US (as of 2008 and for all brands - Märklin, Trix, LGB).

Edited by user 22 December 2015 21:07:36(UTC)  | Reason: Wrong figure.

I was really wondering about sales from authorized US dealers who are going through US distribution and warranty would apply.

It probably works like Australia's system, whereby imports are only banned if the relevant Government Department identifies a problem.. Things that get banned here are more likely to be dangerous toys or weapon-like toys. Here's an example. http://www.gizmodo.com.a...some-new-rival-blasters/

Glenn,

Mr Pluta published this figure in 2009 (valid for 2008). I quoted the figures a few weeks ago in a thread here, but cannot find it.

See also (post #2):
https://www.marklin-user...arklin-future#post265166

My figure was wrong: they had a US market share of 1 % in 2008 which means that 2 % of their sales (Märklin, Trix, LGB) went to the USA.
I suspect that US sales are mainly LGB, a bit Trix, some Märklin Z and very little Märklin H0.

I don't know how meaningful these figures are for 2015, but I don't have newer figures. Obviously their US sales are so small they no longer apply for FCC approval of their H0 locos - this may be different for LGB and Z.