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Model Railway shed D		#1 Posted : 03 November 2023 11:12:14(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Dark side of the moon		Good Morning Everyone I am looking to order a point control box for my Marklin C track points How ever I'm confused there all different colours Blue, yellow and white what's the difference? Thank you Dean
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H0		#2 Posted : 03 November 2023 11:35:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		Blue: old Märklin. Yellow: old Primex (Primex is Märklin for department stores). White: new Märklin. Note that there are different plugs (old, new, start-up).
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS
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Model Railway shed D		#3 Posted : 03 November 2023 11:50:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Dark side of the moon		Thank you 👍
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twmarklinfan		#4 Posted : 03 November 2023 14:10:18(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 363 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom		Hi Dean, The first thing you should do is look at the plugs you have. As Tom points out there are now 2 different types, I believe M had to change the design after some EU directive. The thing is though they are not compatible so the plugs you have will dictate which version of the control box you need. If you find you have a mix let me know and we can sort out so you have all the same type. Kind regards Adrian
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kiwiAlan		#5 Posted : 03 November 2023 14:43:20(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,109 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Also be aware that each version has variations with different coloured buttons. The blue and yellow ones are effectively the same, and can be mixed and matched. But for point control you want the ones with red and green buttons. There are other variations with red and yellow buttons, and green and yellow buttons. You don't want either of those for point control, their internal configuration is different.
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Model Railway shed D		#6 Posted : 03 November 2023 15:21:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Dark side of the moon		Thank you so much for the reply I don't have any point motors at present but I'm about to buy some and need a control box. I know I can use decoders but that's expensive. I see on eBay there is a 72720 box would that work? Thanks in advance
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H0		#7 Posted : 03 November 2023 15:56:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Model Railway shed D I see on eBay there is a 72720 box would that work? Yep, that will do. Originally Posted by: twmarklinfan As Tom points out there are now 2 different types, I believe M had to change the design after some EU directive. Märklin did it voluntarily without legal directives. They did it either to burn some money or to avoid the "14+" marking on the boxes. A few years later they came up with special plugs for the start-up line, rendering the small plugs for the adult line pointless. And so there are now three types of plugs.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS
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Model Railway shed D		#8 Posted : 03 November 2023 15:58:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 19 Location: Dark side of the moon		Thank you everyone much appreciated 👍
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Bill L		#9 Posted : 04 November 2023 02:25:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/12/2021(UTC) Posts: 86 Location: California, Sonoma County		you can also buy just the plugs, either the old (from Ebay) or new versions (from Dealer or Ebay).
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H0		#10 Posted : 04 November 2023 09:36:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: Bill L you can also buy just the plugs, either the old (from Ebay) or new versions (from Dealer or Ebay). You can buy the old-style plugs new from e.g. Brawa. Any good shop for electronic components should have banana plugs of that size.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS
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hxmiesa		#11 Posted : 04 November 2023 12:33:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,520 Location: Spain		Originally Posted by: H0 A few years later they came up with special plugs for the start-up line, rendering the small plugs for the adult line pointless. And so there are now three types of plugs. I´m a little confused as to what 3rd type of plugs you refer to. I know of the classic banana plugs, and the newer ones -almost identical- but with two "lips" partly covering the conector, so that you cant connect to the older type of controllers and plugs. What is the 3rd type?
		Best regards Henrik Hoexbroe ("The Dane In Spain") http://hoexbroe.tripod.com
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H0		#12 Posted : 04 November 2023 12:47:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		Originally Posted by: hxmiesa What is the 3rd type? A completely new system with four-pole cables between trackbox, control boxes, and switch boxes.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS
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