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NCE Powercab in South Africa


jrossouw79

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Good evening!

 

I am thinking of buying a NCE Powercab DCC system but would like to know which one would be the correct one to buy.

The power supply in South Africa are 220-240v so should I go for the UK/EU or US one.

I was told that anyone of the two will be able to work over here.

 

Below are the links to the respective products.The US one are a bit cheaper.

 

US version:http://tonystrains.com/product/nce-power-cab-dcc-starter-system/

 

UK/EU version:http://tonystrains.com/product/nce-power-cab-uk-dcc-starter-system/

 

Cheers!

Jacques

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The only difference between the two would be the wall-plug transformer. According to the information on the NCE site, the P114 power supply that comes with the US version of the Powercab can handle 220V input.

https://ncedcc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200917815-P114

 

Presumably the UK version has a fused plug.

 

Adrian

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The only difference between the two would be the wall-plug transformer. According to the information on the NCE site, the P114 power supply that comes with the US version of the Powercab can handle 220V input.

https://ncedcc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200917815-P114

 

Presumably the UK version has a fused plug.

 

Adrian

 

I bought a PowerCab from an official UK dealer and it came with the P114 power supply and a cheap US mains adaptor. The adaptor was very poor quality and I had to move the wall plug around with much sparking noises from the adaptor until the power output was stable for the Powercab supply. I bought a quality UK plug adaptor and have had no problems since. So you might get a 220V power supply but you'll be at the mercy of a US to SA adaptor still.

 

Even with the worry of power adaptors I would suggest you stick with the official P114 power supply and an adaptor since it is an integral part of the Powercab short circuit protection.

 

Dave

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I have a Power Cab from the USA and a Power Pro setup. I power them, not at the same time, with a 30 amp radio ham power supply giving me a regulated adjustable 0-16 Volts. That way can provide a 12v for normal running and 16v when programming sound.

 

I agree that the R114 is poor and also runs hot. In your climate you need to think about that too, unless you have aircon running.

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Thank you SRman!Another confirmation that it will work on our system.

Austrag I will consider the heat seeing as our summer are starting now.

I only have a 2.4meter bookshelf for a layout so far and will probably only have time to switch a few cars once or twice a week for 15-20mins.

So hopefully it won't overheat since my current place don't have aircon.

 

Thanks again for the reply's so far guys!

 

Cheers!

Jacques

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