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bobgiam		#1 Posted : 24 July 2020 19:27:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 11/07/2020(UTC) Posts: 2 Location: North Carolina, Asheville		I can not seem to finding regarding how to connect an ESU Ecos controller to Marklin C track. Is there a polarity issue?


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scraigen		#2 Posted : 24 July 2020 20:03:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 299 Location: Sheffield,		As Märklin expects AC then polarity should not be an issue, I would put positive to the centre as that would allow other electrical items to use the rails as a common ground.
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JohnjeanB		#3 Posted : 24 July 2020 21:21:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,123 Location: Paris, France		Originally Posted by: bobgiam I can not seem to finding regarding how to connect an ESU Ecos controller to Marklin C track. Is there a polarity issue? Hi Yes sort of with some decoders. Many switch decoders must have their "polarity" respected and otherwise will not function. Märklin C Track have spade connectors marked B and O On the ECOS side look at §6 of manual http://www.esu.eu/uploads/tx_es..._edition_II_eBook_01.pdf You have two 2-pole connectors with O and B markings. One of the connector is for programming track and the other one for the main track. So for main track you pick the appropriate connector and connect B on ECOS with B on track and O on ECOS with O on C track Note: all recent loco don't care about "polarity by older switch decoders do Cheers Jean
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H0		#4 Posted : 27 July 2020 10:16:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,266 Location: DE-NW		Hi! Originally Posted by: bobgiam I can not seem to finding regarding how to connect an ESU Ecos controller to Marklin C track. Try page 6 of the ECoS manual (page number may vary for different editions). Instructions for three-rail track apply to M track, C track, and K track. Originally Posted by: bobgiam Is there a polarity issue? Yes. The track current is not symmetric AC and polarity matters. Red or B have to go to the centre rail.
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