By CS, I assume you mean CS2 (60213, 60214) as the 60173 booster does not work with the CS1 (60212).

Old 60212 CS1 can use with 60172 booster but the 60172 have cancelled & never production by Marklin.

Use the old 6017 to connect the 60212.

Hello All,
Yes the CS is a 60213 about 2 years old. It works great with a one 6017 booster.
I did look on page 8&9 of the 60173 manual. It said LED OFF check transformer, I checked that and the transformer is good. 2nd The Booster was switched to stop, it never came on so it could not have been switched to stop.3rd The booster is not getting signal from CS. All I can check is the transformer and I did check the cable and that's good up to the plug.
Remember the display on the CS says "Overload" when I turn it on and that's far as it goes.
Does anyone know if the booster LED will come on if it's only plugged into the transformer just to see if the LED comes on? Also can the system be checked with the cable disconnected from the track? Does the CS 60213 have to be upgraded to work with the 60173? Another question, should I just try the new 60173 by its self without the 6017 booster plugged in the 60129?
Thank all for this site because with out the help from here I would of given up a year ago.
Thanks Again.

Hello Fredrik,
I purchased the 60129 from a Marklin dealer. He said that I needed it to add additional 6017 boosters to the 60213. If I connect just the 60173 to the CS 2 without the 60129 how do I add additional boosters to the layout? Will my old 6017 booster be obsolete? I just want to do it right and it’s hard to get information from Marklin on how to do it.
Thanks
Nelson77
Westminster, Md

Hello Fredrik,
I just checked under the layout. I was wrong the number is not 60129 is says 6017 connect on the module.
When I just turned on the CS it came up on the display.

Question: TFP with Uid 426f3fe7 has version 1.3 do you want to start un update to version 1.36?

Software Version 1.1.0 (1)
Hardware 3.4
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I have to go to the office now, when I return I will remove the old 6017 and just use just the 60173.

Thanks for all your help. I will let you know the results this evening.
Nelson77
Westminster, Md

Hello Fredrik,
I just finished removing my 60129 connection module and the 6017 booster from my CS. I than connected the new 60173 directly to the 60123 CS. The CS loaded and recognized the new 60173. I guess you can’t mix the old 6017 boosters and the new 60173 boosters. Now I have a couple of questions. Can I add more 60173 boosters to the CS, or should I look for more of the old 6017 boosters and do it that way and disconnect the 60173. I will need more power to finish my layout. Any help appreciated in which way to go.
Thanks
Nelson 77
Westminster, Md

Hello Thomas,
I was also looking to go that way. But, I can't find any information on how to connect more 60173’s boosters to my system.
I put in a call to Tom from Marklin but he has not returned my email. He's probably in Nuremberg.
Would appreciate any info on how to add on more 60173's.
Thanks
Nelson77
Westminster, Md

Nelson,

The new number you are looking for is the 60174. Look at the description here:


http://www.maerklin.com/...ds/product_database.html


This is a power/output booster for large digitally controlled layouts. It can handle multiple protocols in conjunction with the 60213/60214 Central Station. It can be connected directly to the 60213/60214 Central Station by means of a 9-conductor data bus line. Several Boosters can be used in a system by means of the 60125 Terminal. The Booster automatically registers itself in the 60213/60214 Central Station. An LED on the Booster indicates its operating status; this status is also available graphically in the display on the 60213/60214 Central Station. A maximum output power of 58 VA and a maximum current of 3 amps is available, when the Booster is used with the 60061 switched mode power pack (only 230 volt version available). Dimensions 150 x 110 x 80 mm / 5-7/8" x 4-5/16" x 3-1/8".


60125


This unit can be used to connect additional components from the Märklin Systems program to the Central Station. 9-pin connecting cable, 60 cm / 23-5/8" long, permanently attached to the Terminal, and a 9-pin socket for an additional Terminal or other components to be connected to the data bus. Four 7-pin sockets for connections from Mobile Stations or other peripheral units. Dimensions 96 x 85 x 40 mm / 3-3/4" x 3-3/8" x 1-9/16".




Does this help?


r/Thomas

Thanks Tom

Hello Fredrik,
Thanks again for this information. When you say the 60173 must have GROUND and POWER separated. I know that you have to keep the power isolated, but I only have one 60173 and I have all the GROUNDS connected as of now. The way I wired my layout, I ran 5, 18 gauge wires and looped them around the complete layout, this way it was easier to drop feeder wires. Than I was going to connect each booster to one of these power wires that loop the layout. Before when I used the 6017 I had all the grounds tied together. Is this incorrect?
How would I connect two more 60174’s to the CS?
Thanks A lot
Nelson77
Westminster, Md

Hello Fredrik,
Follow up on my booster problem. I got an email from Tom, he Marklin’s digital expert and he said to disconnect both boosters from the track and than turn on the CS and see if I get any error messages. I did that and it came on without any errors. I than powered down and connected the 6017 to the tracks. Powered up again all OK. I powered down again and connected both 6017 and 60173 to the track and powered up. Again all OK. I did this several times to make sure everything is good and it worked every time without errors. Now I would like to know what was wrong originally. At lease we now all know that the old 6017’s and the 60173 will work when connected together.
Thanks again for all your suggestions.
Nelson77
Westminster, Md