If I was to add another section too my c track layout and I wanted too add a extra booster how do I go about it. There is only one socket in the back of the CS2 60215 unit. I have one of those service exchange units that Marklin did a few year back and I have a spare transformer.

Charles.

Charles. I have an extra one if you want to buy it.
It is brand new. If you live in USA I could send it to for 50 dollars shipped. ajckids wants over 60.

Oh by the way, you would need to buy a booster too (which I do not have an extra of).
Boosters are pretty darn expensive! >230 dollars
http://www.ajckids.com/products/Marklin/60174
So maybe you want to pass on that terminal...

Hello.

Please can you tell me if I add another section of c track to my layout and I want to use a booster do I still have to use those red isolators on the track for that section. I thought I read some were that with the new boosters and the CS2/60125 that they were no longer needed.

Charles.

Hello.
Not sure what you mean by ground and power. On my layout I have the booster on the lower part and up the ramp to the next level which is run by the CS2 I have put in the red isolators. All I have is the red/brown for the booster goes to the lower track and the red/brown from the CS2 goes the top track and I thought the red isolator was there to stop the power getting to each section. I hope this makes sense. It is 6 years since I put these in on the layout.

Charles.

Hi Charles

Take a look at this Marklin.de site :

http://www.maerklin.de/d...ml?page=1&perpage=33

Here you will find the "manuals" in PDF-format for many Marklin Digital Units, which show you pictures of how to install and use the 60173 or the 60174 Booster's
on your layout together with the CS2

The "Manuals" are in english language to, so take a look.


By using the Marklin 60125 Terminal you can connect up to 4 Marklin 60173/60174 Boosters to be used togehter wit your CS2.

Note: If you use the Marklin 60101 - 100 WA Transformer with the Marklin 60173/60174 Booster the Booster will produce 5 Amps output to your tracks.


On my Layout which is around 40 m2 i use the Marklin 60215 (Hardware 4.33) with a 60101 100 Watt Power supply to feed my H0-Layout

I have changed "all" my wirings under the Layout to use 0,75-1.00 mm wires to avoid any electrical problems.


I have been using this setup for last 1 1/2 year without any kind of problems at all.

The red insulators have to be on the inner connectors of all tracks between booster section and main section.
Are there any feeders left from the main section to the new booster section?

Remove CS2 and booster from the track and check insulation with a continuity tester.

Hi Charles,

You sound like I was about a year ago - what's this and what's that. Believe it or not, after awhile you get to know things and you start to enjoy the trains again.

The "continuity tester" can be regarded as the good old fashion "multimeter" that electricians use. You can buy a cheap unit for about $10 which will do the job for you. I don't know the names of the stores in the states that sell them, however, one comes to mind - Radioshack - if they still exist, or similar. To test if you have correctly isolated the power from one section of tracks to the other, all you do is set the multimeter to "continuity" - i.e. turn the dial to the position that indicates "continuity" - the manual should show this. The window on the multimeter should show a "1" and when there is a circuit (continuity) the window will show a number like 0.000 to 0.005, or if your lucky, the multimeter will make a beep sound. You can test the multimeter by just touching both the red and black probes and you should see the result. Now to test the track for isolation - put one of the probes on the centre stud and the other probe on the centre stud on the other side of the red tabs. No beep or and change of number 1, then you have isolated the track. Simple.

Regards
Greg

Hi Charles,

Try to see that the red tabs are correctly installed - i.e. that completely cover the pins so that no electrically connection can occur. Also, check that you are using the correct pins - i.e the centre studs which carry the current to the loco are the pins nearest to the centre of the track. The outer pins are the ground, i.e. the electricity back to the controller.

Regards
Greg

I have checked the red covers ore on the in the right place and that they are fitted correctly.I also checked again today with the multi meter an the centre stud s and I get no bleep. There is no way I can have a link in there.Also what I have tried is taken the first booster out of it's own socket and plugged it into the 60125 and to prove the the second booster is not faulty is to put it were the first booster is and I still get the same message coming up.

Charles.