Markmiller2008 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi All Does anyone know if the lack of stock anywhere of TCS stay alive capacitors is down to the current climate or whether they are discontinued? Im After a KA2 unit to put into a Ruston with Sound i have planned, but cannot for the life of me find any TCS stay alive's in stock anywhere. Thanks in Advance Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BromsMods Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) TCS is now selling direct and has set up a UK distribution office. There are lots of stay-alive, decoders and other items in stock here in the UK. The only issue at the moment is that you have to order online from the US. The KA2 is currently £16.52. You will need to Log In to their online shop (or Register if you don't already have an account) at https://tcsdcc.com/Zen/. You should then see both prices in £ and the option to add items to your shopping basket. Once the US passes the order to me I will ship within 1 or 2 days provided I have the items in stock. Orders within the UK over £100 are carriage free. For any issues see contact information at the bottom of their home page at https://tcsdcc.com. Edited May 13, 2020 by BromsMods 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 10 hours ago, BromsMods said: TCS is now selling direct and has set up a UK distribution office. There are lots of stay-alive, decoders and other items in stock here in the UK. The only issue at the moment is that you have to order online from the US. The KA2 is currently £16.52. You will need to Log In to their online shop (or Register if you don't already have an account) at https://tcsdcc.com/Zen/. You should then see both prices in £ and the option to add items to your shopping basket. Once the US passes the order to me I will ship within 1 or 2 days provided I have the items in stock. Orders within the UK over £100 are carriage free. For any issues see contact information at the bottom of their home page at https://tcsdcc.com. Great News, i need a KA2 as part of my mad plan to put a sound chip into my ruston like Paul Chetter's article in Hornby Magazine. Will look at getting one ordered later in the week! Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BromsMods Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 An update to the TCS UK ordering process. I am now able to take orders by phone (074973 89826) Mon-Thu 10am-4pm here in the UK and process card or PayPal payments directly, which might save some time if you don't want to go through the online ordering process. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BromsMods Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Please note that the online ordering site for UK customers is https://uk.tcsdcc.com/ . However, TCS are in the process of running down stock here as they once again make their products available through retail outlets. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BromsMods Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I have just been informed that TCS is increasing prices from 21st January - for full details see https://mailchi.mp/tcsdcc/vote-for-tcs-throttle-in-Hornby-model-railway-awards-13556710?e=853a8aad24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crosland Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Ouch! 20%! We were initially quoted 80% increase in cost to manufacture SPROGs due to ongoing pandemic effects (and component hoarding and profiteering) but were able to get that down to appx. 20%. We have kept retail price increases to appx. 7%, for the time being. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BromsMods Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Mmmm.. I got a surprise as well, but it is nearly 7 years since their last price increase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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