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DC Mini Throttle Panel Now Available!
« on: November 14, 2019, 12:14:20 PM »
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Our DC Mini Throttle Panel is now available.  It's a compact DC throttle in a panel form factor.  Great for fascia or table top mounting.  Designed to be small and compact for portable layouts.  Uses AC voltage input, so you choose the appropriate voltage and current for your scale.  We have a table on our website with links to adapters that we have tested with the panel.  Speed control, direction and a front panel power input jack.  Please see our website for complete details and to order yours today!

http://www.rpc-electronics.com/dcminithrottle.php





Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions!

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Re: DC Mini Throttle Panel Now Available!
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2019, 02:21:21 PM »
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Neat!
Have you thought about a version that takes a standard power input as an input so it's turnkey?

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Re: DC Mini Throttle Panel Now Available!
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2019, 03:17:17 PM »
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What are the specs?  Maximum current?  Filtered or unfiltered DC output?  Never mind - the web page has specs.

So it is a pulsed DC output (using half-wave rectifier?).  Not very DCC-friendly (yes, I understand that it is a DC throttle, but many locos nowadays come with decoders factory-installed).

I'm also surprised that this little throttle without a heat sink on the power transistor can handle 2A of current without overheating.
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