Litchfield Station has made no such statements about the number of functions. A power booster is not going to add any more functions to a PowerCab, it will just add more power output to the track (3 Amps instead of 1.7).. The Smart Booster 3 allows up to 3 additional cabs and allows the PowerCab to be unplugged from the layout so it can be moved to another location without shutting the whole system down.
Here is the information provided by Bruce Petrarca at Litchfield Station:
http://litchfieldstation.com/xcart/home.php?cat=27&sort=orderby&sort_direction=0&page=2
Recommended 115 volt power supply PS315 - click on link in RELATED PRODUCTS below!
If you need more power on your layout, add a DB3 Power Station and a PS315 for each Power Station - click on links in RELATED PRODUCTS below!
System limits of SB3 with PowerCab:
524-026
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Great news... Keep us posted. It looks like I will be getting a smart booster as well. I need it.
Best Regards, Big John
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tstage wrote:Bummer! I guess the PO decided they didn't want to deliver it today afterall - even though it arrived at 5 AM. Oh, well. Looks like it will be tomorrow instead...Tom
Yes, Tom, please give us an NCE Power Cab users review of this product. Please start a new thread as it will make it easier for us to find it.
Thanks..
The capability of handling 29 functions will be great, but how many of these are usable today??
It seems like the most functions are about 20 now in use.
Is this an omen for the future of the DCC world /
John
I don't remember using a picture with either daughter in the signature, but I would feel a bit uncomfortable with it so I may heve deletted it altogether. Thanks for the interest.
In the summerI ordered an sb3 from Litchfield station and have e-mailed as to the status, but no response just yet.
I look foreward to your review and hopefully I will be able to add to it.
tstage wrote:Cazephyr,29 functions does seem like a lot, doesn't it? I guess NCE decided to give themselves some buffer for future function development.What additional functions will be coming down the road will prove to be interesting, to say the least. How many of those will actually turn out to be practical is another story. My fear is that some will become "gimicky".Tom
Tom
It might be a sign that many more functions and options are being planned. With the use of a 16 bit processors like the Tsunami uses along with the faster speeds of the small processors, we can probably look forward to many sounds and ways of using them that are not even thought of today.
I would like the option of controlling the intensity of the chuffs and be able to change the duration of the chuffs much like the reverse level changes the sound at speed. I am using the Tsunami and it does change the intensity volume and has rod clank, which I like, but it still could use some improvements.
And yes, some will become "gimicky".
Romans TNT
spidge wrote:I don't remember using a picture with either daughter in the signature, but I would feel a bit uncomfortable with it so I may heve deletted it altogether. Thanks for the interest.
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For those interested, I just posted a review of the NCE Smart Booster in the General Discussion forum.