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Camborner

Which controller... (Whistles quietly...)

For Treganstren, I will need a controller that will work well with slow speed running, seeing as how I'm modelling a station and shunting yard only, but (obvioulsly), I son't want to waste money on a large thing with four knobs, bad performance, and a built in coffee maker-can't stand coffee. Does anyone have any reccomendations?
Joe

Same situation here... but with 00 gauge.

We're in the same boat.
Teleman

Says ECM , but the motors do get hot very quickly using them but they work very well and cost up to £20 secondhand on ebay , and you need a 16 volt AC transfomer to so you must add a tenner on for that
poliss

I like the old AGW Graham Farish controller. I know that it is totally compatible with N scale. It looks much better than the new Bachmann/Farish controller. Only drawback is that it has no 15v ac aux output.
Camborner

Teleman wrote:
Says ECM , but the motors do get hot very quickly using them but they work very well and cost up to £20 secondhand on ebay , and you need a 16 volt AC transfomer to so you must add a tenner on for that

ECM? What does that stand for? Sorry, I've just never heard it before.

I bet it will end up being something obvious!
Camborner

poliss wrote:
I like the old AGW Graham Farish controller. I know that it is totally compatible with N scale. It looks much better than the new Bachmann/Farish controller. Only drawback is that it has no 15v ac aux output.

Is there a chance you could find me a picture? I've had a search and I can't find anything. Thanks for the suggestions, poliss and Teleman.
poliss

There's one on Ebay at the moment. http://tinyurl.com/88cgf5
Teleman

ECM ? errrr I don't know
* gets box off shelf and looks*  all its says is ECM Control Systems LTD I can't find a web site for them but they often come up on ebay
upnick

The  Graham  Farish  controller   is  great  i  remember  them well  when  i  worked at  the  model  shop  ..... for  accessories  you would  have  to  check  the  output of  them  but  a  laptop  power supply  is  an  economical way  to  power  things i have  one that is  variable  from 12V - 20V   many  a  time   computer  shops  have  them  in their  workshops  lying  around and  can  be  bought  for  a  few pounds or  if  your  lucky free  

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