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Posted by bearman on Friday, March 16, 2018 9:08 AM

Something tells me that this thread is going to quickly spiral out of control.

Bear "It's all about having fun."

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, March 16, 2018 9:02 AM

carl425:

[quote user="carl425"]Weren't you complaining about a MR ad on the forum just the other day?  Since ads are how MR pays for the forum, I would think tolerating them would also be considered  "supporting the model railroad industry".[/quote

Buying directly from a model railroading manufacturer and accepting pop up ads are two totally different things IMHO. The pop up ads are an unnecessary annoyance. Keeping the manufacturers in business is not.

For what it's worth, I would gladly pay for a pop up free MR website.

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Posted by bearman on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:51 AM

Ok, Carl, if that is where you want to go.

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Posted by carl425 on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:49 AM

bearman

Oh, man, let's not go there again. 

Sorry, but I have a hard time letting hypocrisy go unchallenged.

I have the right to remain silent.  By posting here I have given up that right and accept that anything I say can and will be used as evidence to critique me.

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Posted by bearman on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:45 AM

Oh, man, let's not go there again.

Bear "It's all about having fun."

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Posted by carl425 on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:41 AM

hon30critter
Yes. It's called supporting the model railroad industry.

Weren't you complaining about a MR ad on the forum just the other day?  Since ads are how MR pays for the forum, I would think tolerating them would also be considered  "supporting the model railroad industry".

Before you build a glass house you should probably put down that stone. :)

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Posted by bearman on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:35 AM

I am sure they do know how to wire in parallel but I am still leery about using that panel.  And who does the warranty if the panel or the commend station booster fails? 

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Posted by hon30critter on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:34 AM

gregc
is there any reason the $8 6P6C breakout board couldn't be used instead of the $20 UTP?

Yes. It's called supporting the model railroad industry.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Friday, March 16, 2018 8:07 AM

The one on the left is from Ebay China.  Since my Iphone and computer were built there, I'll bet they know how to wire in parallel.  

I'm going to call my buddy Don and slap a $10 tariff on it.  Devil

 

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Posted by bearman on Friday, March 16, 2018 7:42 AM

Who is the manufacturer?  And also consider if any warranty may be void by using a non-recommended part and something goes wrong.

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replacement for UTP
Posted by gregc on Friday, March 16, 2018 7:38 AM

while i know many of you wouldn't dare consider using anything but recommended parts, is there any reason the $8 6P6C breakout board couldn't be used instead of the $20 UTP?

  

greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading

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