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PowerPax Power Pack

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Posted by JDVass on Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:05 PM

Lastspikemike

Thanks, that sure does.

 

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Posted by CNR378 on Thursday, February 24, 2022 7:20 PM

My club had the same experience as Rich. We couldn't get 2 different PowerPax to work but a PTB-100 just worked.

 

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Posted by John-NYBW on Thursday, February 24, 2022 7:19 PM

richhotrain

It's been several years since I first purchased the Power Pax, so maybe improvements have been made over time. But, when I first purchased the Power Pax, I could not get it to work. Twice, I was sent a new one, and twice more it didn't work. So, I replaced it with a PTB-100, and I have never looked back.

Rich

 

I've had much better success with my PowerPax. It's worked from day one to program sound decoders that I couldn't with just my base system which is a Lenz 100. I have no idea why it would work on one system and not another. Electronics is largely a mystery to me. 

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Posted by richhotrain on Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:40 PM

It's been several years since I first purchased the Power Pax, so maybe improvements have been made over time. But, when I first purchased the Power Pax, I could not get it to work. Twice, I was sent a new one, and twice more it didn't work. So, I replaced it with a PTB-100, and I have never looked back.

Rich

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PowerPax Power Pack
Posted by JDVass on Thursday, February 24, 2022 6:19 PM

Does anyone out there know what voltage/amperage is used for the DCC Specialties PowerPax booster? I've looked on the net and can't find anything, and tried emailing DCC Specialties but it got returned as undeliverable.

Thanks in advance.

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