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fabstar68		#1 Posted : 10 November 2025 17:37:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/12/2023(UTC) Posts: 65 Location: Milan		hi all, i noted that my marklin central station 3 plus, even if in its control panel says that it is outputting 19.4 volts AC, the real voltage is 11.4 volts. i tested this value directly at the 2 pin output port of the console, with no load. on the other hand, my old mobile station 2 outputs roughly 16v ac. i used 3 different voltage detector devices, all report the same. is this normal ? any1 else having this issue (if it's a issue) ? thanks


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osoraku		#2 Posted : 10 November 2025 17:47:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 22/01/2025(UTC) Posts: 78 Location: Setubal, Palmela		Dear Fabstar - Your multimeter is averaging over the digital waveform (an oscilloscope would work better, though expensive). Look at a description of a DCC waveform for more understanding, and how it differs from AC or DC. Osoraku

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BenP		#3 Posted : 10 November 2025 17:48:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 538 Location: USA		Originally Posted by: fabstar68 hi all, i noted that my marklin central station 3 plus, even if in its control panel says that it is outputting 19.4 volts AC, the real voltage is 11.4 volts. i tested this value directly at the 2 pin output port of the console, with no load. on the other hand, my old mobile station 2 outputs roughly 16v ac. i used 3 different voltage detector devices, all report the same. is this normal ? any1 else having this issue (if it's a issue) ? thanks Digital AC hard to measure with consumer meters, except for the old fashioned, sluggish needle ones. I (wrongly) measure ~10V AC on my digital meters. Ben
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fabstar68		#4 Posted : 10 November 2025 19:26:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/12/2023(UTC) Posts: 65 Location: Milan		thank you guys for all your kind replies, Fab


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