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I think Brian's answer sums it up well. When buying new track I urge you to buy Peco which is designed and manufactured in Devon. As a company they are a rare manufacturing success story for our country.

Whats wrong with Peco ? Nothing at all is the answer to this question. Peco is a British manufacturing company that's quite a success. Their track products are renowned across the world and are currently exported to more than 30 countries. Everything is made at their factory in East Devon where the...

If you are talking about the fuse in a UK 13A plug then you will be fine with a 3A fuse. Check that the power supply has a CE mark on it which should imply that it's been manufactured to european standards. Most importantly check that it is labelled suitable for 230v or 240v. Inspect it to make sure...

Thank you. No CE mark, it's possibly too old for that, but conforms to BS4435 and states it has an automatic cutout. I'll try a 3 amp fuse and see if we can test the voltage on the output to make sure it's correct. That all sounds fine. BS4435 means that it was made prior to 1990 so it's remarkable...

Just a suggestion . . . Instead of buying a 30 year old design / technology NCE system why not go for something a bit more up to date? Maybe the nèw Signatrak Ace 3 which they have announced is due to start shipping within the next few weeks. The Ace 2 was good but the new version is much improved, ...