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mike c
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14 April 2014 21:45:30(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: NZMarklinist
HI All,
I too am a fan of the MFX system, the reason we are were we are with it is because our much praised ESU were/are a bunch of crooks basically, and originally, delivered Marklin a cripled version of the CS1.
The Marklin management of the day were held to account for what was probably a very loose set of specifications for the CS1
Then using the huge some of money Marklin probably paid them, they developed the Ecos alonside and produced it with all the features the CS1 should have come with in the first place.
They then went on to charge us CS1-R owners a not inconsiderable sum to upgrade our CS1's to were the Ecos was.
You cannot blame M for creating a new controller and subsequently another form of MFX decoders
I can and do blame them tho, for giving us cheap three pole can motors that in some examples of some models, do not perform as nicely and smootly as we came to expect after the SDS powered units.
Funds permitting I will try a CS2 for it's MFX+. I have ordered the Insidser E93, and may be I'll go for the 39008 '01 as it could fill a place in my roster as well as the facination of it's functions with MFX+
Apart from that, I'm reluctant to spend my hard earned on possibly indifferent performing Loks with three pole motors, and will fill out my collection with SDS models, the non sound examples where possible so I can fit a V4M4 ESU decoder.
I don't think that ESU were a bunch of crooks. Maerklin developed mfx with ESU as an upgraded version of the Motorola system with many features that could previously only be enjoyed by those using DCC. I don't know what the exact cause of the split between Maerklin and ESU was, but the end result was that Maerklin stopped the cooperation and decided to continue elaborating the mfx system on their own.
ESU was simultaneously working on their own controller which was designed to work with all existing systems, including Motorola, mfx and DCC and this was the eCOS controller. Customers who had purchased the original Maerklin CS could upgrade their controllers through ESU since Maerklin could no longer provide support for that model.
I am certain that there is probably blame on both sides for this conflict between the two companies.
I know other companies who felt that ESU was dealing with too many brands to be dedicated to them and other companies who were dropped ESU OEM equipment after ESU announced that it would get into the market and make it's own train models.
Model Train politics can definitely be quite complex and quite high school like at times. Not really what one would expect from professionals.
Regards
Mike C
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