Hi all,




Good call Joe!Never,ever feed the tracks without out 2 CU's being isolated!
Run your mainline with the MS1,use your 6021(ISOLATED!) for a yard.


Dr D

hi all
all those expecting a exchange booster for easter present it looks like
you will have to stick to your easter eggs yesssssssssssssssss
well I guess this must be related to world cup rugby as they
did the big cs upgrade about this time four years ago
so kiwis email me at toottoot if you want to do this exchange this week
so we can get the new ones on their way asap
and yes it makes sense what they are doing
well happy easter all
old toot

Thanks Tom.

That doesn't sound very good! What have you done with the 60213? Are you going to get it repaired?

I would have thought that if the problem only came about with the new booster, then Marklin should have to make some effort to put it right for you.

Mike.

I have just received a box of five 60174 boosters as free replacements for the 60173 boosters I returned to Märklin.

I think it is very fair and honourable of Märklin to admit they made a design mistake, and to suffer the pain and cost of replacing all these boosters.

I'm hoping I will now have enough layout power for the foreseeable future!

Nigel

Hi Bruiser
sounds like you could be up against power overload
also you do realise the 60215 is not being made till
later this year
email my son dion on management@toottoot.co.nz
with all your history on it and as he is an electronic engineer
as well as NZ dealer, and having done a pile of upgrades and troubleshooting
he may have a solution for you, he has fixed a lot that others cannot.
the 60215 comes with 5.00 amp power in response to user requests lifting
up from half of that, as more guys are building bigger layouts needing more
power
This user net is a great place for running and practical help for marklin users and
these guys recently dug deep for us in christchurch which has been really appreciated
and we have another 5.3 saturday and a 4.1 just after lunch today really quite moving
have a happy easter a lot of our marklin guys are heading for palmerston north for a 3 day Marklin
chew the fat and mike will be down along with others that log on here,so if you doing nothing
this weekend nip over from sydney,bring your 60213 and dion will be there, the details are on our website
happy derailments
Bryan old toot

I'm hoping it will be earlier than that. I understand that Walthers in the USA has decided to subject there's to FCC approval, which will take time, but I've ordered mine through Euro Rail Hobbies in Canada, so I'm not expecting that sort of delay.

My overload is not because I'm maxing out on current draw. It's because of a fundamental mistake in wiring. I'm expecting (hoping) this is a ground rail issue that will be resolved with the 60215.

Thanks for the reference to help with your son. I'm going to stick it out until I get all the components that I need from Canada, but if that fails, I'll contact Dion (on management@toottoot.co.nz I assume). I've been very frustrated with this over the last few months. Nice to know there's someone over the ditch that can help if I need it. Nice timing within the spirit of ANZAC Day.

I'm really behind the support for Christchurch. Doesn't seem to have hurt the bloody Crusaders though! You guys killed the Waratahs a few weeks ago (my other passion is rugby). Hope everything works out for the better.

No chance of my going to Palmerston North - this year at least. I'm holidaying up in Surfers' Paradise. I wish there was something similar over here.

Thanks for your post Bryan, much appreciated. I'm new to this forum, but have been knee-deep in a Marklin-based project for the last 7 years. It's been a solitary but very fulfilling time.

Happy Easter to all :)

Done! My two brand new 60174 arrived today, in exchange for my 2/3 years old pair of 60173. About 6 weeks turnaround, but I don't know how long they stayed at my dealer waiting for enough of them to fill a box.

They arrived in new boxes with all cables, even if I didn't return my cables and are working just fine (came with 1.31 TFP, already updated them to 1.36). Great job Märklin!!!!!!!