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Offline river6109  
#1 Posted : 17 April 2025 09:58:18(UTC)
river6109

Australia   
Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC)
Posts: 14,873
Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square
Hi, I've bought this night Jet analog so I can add my own ESU deound decoder, interior lights and electrical couplings, to achieve this I had to order the electrical couplings, and light reflectors. unfortunately the light reflectors for the destination and car sign are not available., I've sent them an email and waiting for their answer.
I has come to my notice unless you buy the full digital sound version it looks like you can't buy spare parts for these sets and there are other models as well affected by it. BLS Re 420 circuit board only available as digital which suited me fine it had the capacitor supplied with it., the circuit board soldering pads are now so thin that a higher heat ruins them.

When one looks at spare parts from the 50"s onwards, they are still available today, a huge shift in after sales.

John
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Offline marklinist5999  
#2 Posted : 17 April 2025 13:21:50(UTC)
marklinist5999

United States   
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC)
Posts: 3,864
Location: Michigan, Troy
Naturally John. While advances in technology have good points, it also has drawbacks. An analog switch is way less suseptible to failure than electronic relays and servo's, chips and microprocessors. An analog attenuator or potentiometer than a microprocessor controlled one. Current spikes, static and surges can ruin them. Sometimes a motherboard gets lucky and a capacitor or a replacble part takes the blunt.
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