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I accidently bought one of those once. I took it back and exchanged it for a conventional power pack. It's really strange to open one up expecting a conventional powerpack. I remember thinking "What in the h*** am I supposed to do with this thing?" It gets it power from a conventional powerback. I guess it is supposed to be a cheaper alternative to buying two powerpacks as it isn't really a powerpack at all but, as had been said, a hand controller. I have always been satisfied with Atlas Code 80 track. Again, if I were you, I'd exchange the hand controller for one of the new MRC TECH 4 units. Atlas switches have been ok EXCEPT that the electric motors only last a few years. I solved the problem by switching to all ground throw turnouts. Some people use the PECO turnout and switch machine. I don't know how the PECO switch machines hold up in the long run. Some people like the Shinohara turnouts. The PECO turnouts are power routing and click into place which lowers you chance of a car or engine becoming derailed on the switch. The ground throws lock the Atlas switches into place so it eliminates that problem. Atlas turnouts have plastic frogs which do not conduct electricity whereas I think the PECO has metal frogs. Some engines may stall on a plastic frog. With the huge improvement in Nscale engines, that is not so much of a problem anymore.
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