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Electronic E Units - What is your opinion ?

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Electronic E Units - What is your opinion ?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 14, 2005 8:07 AM
I am thinking about adding an electronic e-unit to a my two post war engines in order to eliminate the buzz while in neutral.

Can you tell me the following ....

1) Which unit is better Dalle or QSI ?

2) How hard or easy are they to install ?

3) How good are the installation instructions ?

4) I'd like to have the option of locking the unit in Forward OR cycling Forward -Neutral-Reverse. Can I do that with either unit.

Anything else you can tell me ?

Thanks,
Jeff
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Posted by lionelsoni on Friday, January 14, 2005 8:57 AM
Have you considered putting a rectifier on your electromechanical e-unit? A search of the forum on the word "buzz" will turn up more than you want to know about the topic.

Bob Nelson

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Posted by 3railguy on Friday, January 14, 2005 4:53 PM
Electronic reverse units have greatly improved and are easy to install. No noise, works with dirty track, etc. QSI makes a ACRU-E retrofit replacement for Lionel's mechanical unit. They are around $32.00.
John Long Give me Magnetraction or give me Death.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 14, 2005 6:41 PM
The qsi ones will handle allot more current than the Dallee but both work excellent.
If it is for a ac motor the acru-e fits in the exact same place as the mechanical e unit and works perfect. I have one in my lionel Reading T1 northern as the mechinal one wanted to stick and no more problems.
Dave.

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