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CVP AirWire 900 CONVRTR

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CVP AirWire 900 CONVRTR
Posted by b60bp on Monday, March 17, 2014 7:57 PM

Greetings,

Has anyone had any experience with this battery powered radio controlled system? Seems to offer a lot of promise and would really make model railroading easier for those who don't like to spend their modeling time wiring.

I'm totally in the dark about this system, but I know I like CVP products in conventional DCC. Any insight would be appreciated.

Benny

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Posted by cacole on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:21 AM

CVP's description of the CONVERTR says you still need a separate decoder, plus room for a battery.  Most HO models barely have room for a decoder alone, so you would probably need a dummy locomotive or some type of trailing battery car.

The next best thing is Ring Engineering's RailPro system, which can draw its power from the track on a DCC equipped layout, so you don't need space for batteries.

 

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