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NCE Power Cab Expansion

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Posted by gregc on Saturday, April 18, 2020 2:03 PM

tstage
The rear connector ports on the PCP are all 4-contact.

i thought this was interesting.   Does NCE save money by only using a 6 conductor RJ-12 jack for the one carrying track power and 4 conductor jacks everywhere else

at least on my PCP, all the jacks are the same and have 6 conductorsd and NCE UTP schematic below shows 6 conductor RJ-12 jacks

i was wondering why even support carrying track power to another panel.  I think it's the ability to have the PCP panel away from the layout and provide power to the track from a distant UTP panel.

 

 

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Posted by tstage on Saturday, April 18, 2020 2:40 PM

Greg,

Counting contacts, all the connector ports on my PCP board are 6-contact.  So NCE is apparently using 6-contact connector ports for all connections and only wiring the LEFT front connector port for track power.  That makes inventory easier since you only need to track a single part rather than two.

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Posted by gregc on Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:37 PM

tstage
That makes inventory easier since you only need to track a single part rather than two.

that's why i thought your previous comment was interesting

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Posted by Llenroc fan on Monday, April 20, 2020 7:48 AM

I'd love to know what sites you are referencing as i have not found anything close to htose prices when I search inline.  Granted, I'm not a teenage Google whiz kid that seem to be able to find the smallest trivia in under 30 seconds!

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, April 20, 2020 8:00 AM

Modeltrainstuff, Trainworld and Factory Direct Trains are the big names I would check.

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Posted by rrinker on Monday, April 20, 2020 8:29 AM

 NCE uses MAP - minimum advertised price. They set the minimum price a retailer can publish on their page. So you can't just pop on your favorite site and check the price shown - you have to actually add the item to your cart and then see how much you REALLY are going to pay.

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Posted by Llenroc fan on Monday, April 20, 2020 10:26 AM
Thanks
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Posted by Llenroc fan on Monday, April 20, 2020 10:27 AM
Ah ha! Thanks for that, it makes sense as I have experienced that other places.

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