Is this SIMILAR ( and i do mean SIMILAR ) to a DCC power pack ?

[trainmannick83]

Found this on shop goodwill site .. im thinking I NEED to get this or atleast TRY too !!

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Dual-Loco-Pack-V-Train-Control-Transformer-12628614.html

 

[tootnkumin]

Not by any stretch of the imagination. Plain DC and fairly old by the look of it.

 

[psychobeagle12]

Ha! That's in the goodwill store not five minutes from my house!!!

 

[bnsf971]

That was from the late 1970's/early 1980's.
If you really want a decent DCC system, my LHS has a Digitrax DCS50 on their bargain basement shelf for less than $150. It's a complete system in a box, simply hook it up to your layout, plug it in, and start running DCC trains. It will also allow you to run one non-DCC train.

 

[kbkchooch]

That was from the late 1970's/early 1980's.
If you really want a decent DCC system, my LHS has a Digitrax DCS50 on their bargain basement shelf for less than $150. It's a complete system in a box, simply hook it up to your layout, plug it in, and start running DCC trains. It will also allow you to run one non-DCC train.

Wow, thats pricey for used. A new starter set can be had for that price!

 

[bnsf971]

Wow, thats pricey for used. A new starter set can be had for that price!

It IS new. New old stock.
I can't recommend the dCS 51 that replaced it, but the original Zephyr is a great starter system.

 

[trainmannick83]

I hear ya , well im in no means cash ready to buy one just yet . But im still in the thinking process !! =)

 

[hemiram]

That was the last "Power Pack" I had before getting out of everything model RR related about 1980 or so. I was in N scale and had a large layout with several packs running it at several locations, with a big panel to switch power around. Lots of blocks and wiring back then, but it worked well.

 

[Iron Horseman]

Found this on shop goodwill site .. im thinking I NEED to get this or atleast TRY too !!

That was a good pack in its day. Unfortunately its day was 30 years ago. I would not pay more that $5 for it.

 

[hemiram]

Most of my early memories involving power packs were the circuit breaker failing to reset and taping the button down to run trains again. Later on, once I knew what I was doing, I replaced the breaker. I had a big collection of old packs in my closet.