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G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: Alan on August 12, 2020, 06:24:25 PM ---...I think it is simply lack of certification. I doubt it is cheap and easy to go through the certification process.
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Certification is certainly the issue, every country just wants to make sure a radio transmitting device causes no harm to other parts of the radio spectrum and to other devices that use the same spectrum (!) and want to do it their own way (recognising another countries certification isn't usually a thing). The cost of certification is a huge stumbling block. Here, while the regulatory license for a 2.4 Ghz device is free the cost a of recognised testing agency to test for that license is a another matter.
The thing I find the funniest is that a 2.4 Ghz radio device has to be certified, but you can go an buy an off the shelf microwave oven that'll kill your WiFi every time you use it (for those that don't know microwave ovens also work at 2.4 Ghz)
--- Quote ---I also believe it is legal to own...
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I wouldn't say legal to own but more along the lines of "If no ones making complaints of interference we won't know anything about you having a non licensed device". Would I expect RailPro to ever fall afoul of interference complaints? no, it just doesn't have the power.
- Tim
Marco:
My experience, I live in Germany.
I have had Railpro items sent directly from the USA twice. From two different dealers.
I always had to pick it up personally at customs in the next big city and explain what it was. Of course I didn't say anything about radio or WiFi ;)
They are "model railroad spare parts". Then tax and duty paid. Problem-free, even if I was very nervous.
I think it can be similar in France.
I could not find any malfunctions or interferences, everything is running perfectly.
I would take the risk again too. it's a great product. it is so much fun 8)
However, if customs knew exactly what it is, it would have to be destroyed upon import. burned money. :(
Marco
Filip:
To Marco and All,
Thanks for your reply - much appreciated !
My experience living in France for 20+ years is: It's a wonderful country but so sad there are French living here...
What I mean to say is: why would you keep or make it simple if you can make it difficult !
That's simply the 'French mentality'. But lets keep in line with this topic....
I'm convinced that RP is the way to go and I just need to examine the risk of 'burning money' when customs open the packet and discover the 'time bomb' inside!
Another issue is: RP comes at 110V so how did you solve this ? Use another power supply ? What is the recommandation in this case ?
For the moment I use NCE Power Cab DCC. Bill suggested that I keep this to get started but will need a charge adapter 220V to 110V for the HC. (???)
Any advise is most welcome !
Thanks & greetings,
Filip
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: Filip on August 20, 2020, 10:29:46 AM ---Another issue is: RP comes at 110V
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Not quite correct. Unless things have changed since I got my HC-2b the PA-3 charger for the HC-2b is 110 to 240v input but it has pins for the US mains socket. There are a couple of ways around this:
Simply get one of those "travel adapters" (like you'd buy at an airport when you take your electric shaver overseas); find a USB charger that has the same rating as the PA-3 but with the mains plug that you have in France; or, do as I do and charge it via the USB ports of your computer or USB hub: https://rpug.pdc.ca/index.php/topic,616.0.html. Note this isn't the best way but it works.
The power supply for the PWR-56 is a 110 - 240v standard laptop type power supply so only needs a France plug to IEC lead to use it.
- Tim
Marco:
Oh yes Filip. This overengineering is exactly the same in Germany ::)
I have the old HC-2 without b, white label. I think i bought it in 2016. For this I bought a new charger 220v (same specs 6V 1A) because the one supplied was really only for 110v. the new plug didn't fit exactly in the HC-2, so i have
cut it off from the original and assemble it on the new 220v. works well.
With the HC-2b, the travel adapter or USB loading is the way to go, I think.
The PWR-56 works with the included power supply (110-220v), but with an new EU cabel.
And definitely buy the CI-1 too. This makes a lot of things easier, transferring files to the LM-3S 8)
I never had a problem with the software. Here in the forum you can sometimes read strange connection problems. But everything works fine for me. :D
Have converted 7 engines so far. ES44AC, SD60, MP15AC ... some with and some without the original board.
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