I'd like to install PS3 into a Lionel trackmobile. I'm thinking of trying an S gauge version. I'd need the one that works in AC. I'm wondering if they will offer kits for upgrading? I'm wondering how large the S scale board is?
If that board is too large maybe the HO AC version would work with the motor draw of the Lionel track mobile??
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Joe, MTH will be installing a mini PS3 unit in the 44-ton GE that is due to come out in June (2015 is said, if you can accept that as reasonably close; but what's a year or 2 or 3...).
I have heard, and can't vouch for its veracity, the that unit in the current issue of S-guage diesels, is not the awaited S-Guage board.
I have also been told that the ampacity of the HO board is 1 amp. I wasn't aware that there is an HO verison in AC mode.
I also await the release of the mini-board.
"Outfitted with NEM 311 wheels and NEM 365 couplers, each of these engines feature an all-new version of Proto-Sound 3.0, contain a third rail sliding shoe for use with Marklin HO stud rail and can operate on AC or DC power. Like their 3.0 counterparts, Proto-Sound 3E+ locomotives feature full digital sound, speed control, 28 DCC functions, hundreds of DCS sounds and features and a command control receiver for use with Marklin DCC control systems. Unlike their 3.0 counterparts, Proto-Sound 3E+ locomotives cannot operate on standard 2-rail track. They only operate on HO (3-Rail) Stud Rail track (ie: Marklin C or K track)."
Look for the PS3 E+ (-5 models)
"F-3 A/B Set With Proto-Sound 3E+ (3-Rail) -"
Thanks for the link. To pricey to buy for the guts. I wonder what the ampacity of the board is.
I don't think MTH markets an HO upgrade kit. I suspect one of the tech gurus could provide more info on the board.
Yeah too pricey just to rob the guts. I want a replacement board. I'm not sure I'll be able to get my hands on one.
I can't imagine the motor in the Trackmobile draws too much??
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