On 6/13/2014 5:54 PM, Charlie wrote:
Hey, you don't have to be a luddite to appreciate the later Elec-trak electronics! The late model E-20, I-5, and Wheel Horses have a simple, elegant and durable design. Now, if you'd rather have the early E-15 wiring than a modern controller, that's another story entirely... I don't think any of those early transistor cards lasted much past 10 years, did they?
Actually the E15 card is not the problem; the SCRs are fine and the capacitors seem to work as well. The only problem I have had with electronics is the field diodes on the E20's, those are an easy replacement on the board.
The problem is the E15's moronic use of a relay to switch the field, and the edge connectors. Aside from that they will run probably forever.
C