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Will this work with a Zephyr Xtra?

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jrf
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Will this work with a Zephyr Xtra?
Posted by jrf on Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:22 AM

http://www.digitrax.com/prd_acc_boosterterm.php

I'd like to get an extra one for my Zephyr Xtra but I do not see it listed as compatible on the site.  I was hoping someone knew on these forums one way or the other.

John F.
Perham, MN
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Posted by retsignalmtr on Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:30 AM

What is it?

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Posted by cacole on Sunday, May 1, 2011 9:57 AM

First, let's make your link active: 

http://www.digitrax.com/prd_acc_boosterterm.php 

From the description on the Digitrax web site, it should work with any Digitrax system if you're using one of the listed devices, although their data is very limited and I could not get the documentation to load.

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Posted by jalajoie on Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:05 AM

It is not listed fot a DCS51.

Jack W.

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Posted by simon1966 on Sunday, May 1, 2011 10:45 AM

I am going to say a qualified yes, because the terminal on my old style Zephyr DCS50 and my DB150 look the same.  However it bothers me that not even the DCS50 is listed as compatible, so I would drop Digitrax and email to confirm.

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Posted by JoeinPA on Sunday, May 1, 2011 12:21 PM

I sent an email to Digitrax about possible compatibility and was told that it is the same as the terminal on the Zephyr.  It doesn't look like they have changed that with the Zephyr Extra.

Joe

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Posted by rrinker on Sunday, May 1, 2011 1:35 PM

 It works for an original DCS50 Zephyr, and it looks like they exact same terminal arrangment is used on the the DCS51 Zephyr Extra. I know for a fact it works on the DCS50 because I have my old one and it was missing the plug, so I ordered one of those to replace it.

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