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we are very active, we have sent you a response on 5th and 11th July - on both occasions, the response was sent on the same day as your query. You responded to our email on 5th July. This is not "never responding".

@@dccconceptsyoutube6446 True, excuse my impatience. Yes, they have kindly answered my questions. I'm sorry again. I am now getting to know their products and am very satisfied with the ones I have already purchased.

Hi there - there are quite a few examples of videos on RUclips already of people using these levers, including one already on our channel titled "DCCconcepts Cobalt Alpha with Cobalt S Point Levers and an Alpha Mimic" ruclips.net/video/4bjKYERWJ7o/видео.html. There is also an independent review by Jenny Kirk here: ruclips.net/video/PNNa4kF5_G4/видео.html Titled "The ultimate model turnout and accessory control? Cobalt S levers"

Hi! The brass numbers can attached with solder, with epoxy glue or superglue gel. For painting, we recommend using a spray paint of your choice, then rubbing the etched numbers on some fine grit paper which will expose the brass number above the painted background.

the springs should be removed. Slow-action cannot be achieved with the springs in place. If you want to retain the springs, we suggest you take a look at our range of Rails Connect solenoid motors, but you will not be able to use working point rodding.

@@dccconceptsyoutube6446 thankyou very much for the info. What I’d really like to do is use solenoid motors to operate the points as normal, but use your point rodding in runs all the way back to the signal box, just for aesthetic purposes only. The rods and cranks would still move, just not in a realistic manner - do you think this would be possible?

@@chickenbites8877 using the rodding with solenoid motors is not ideal - the solenoid motor "snap" change will likely destroy the rodding you install. We wouldn't recommend using it in this way other than with a slow-action motor.

But - if you had a DC layout and you didn't want all the switch wiring? Or if you didn't want to use your hand controller and wanted to physically switch your motors without having hundreds of wires?

I agree. Too many informative videos have annoying music going on. Very distracting.

Yes - you can!

As many as you like! : )

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Hi Richard - I can't see any comms from you about this - have you contacted us?

@@dccconceptsyoutube6446 I got immediate response from Iron Planet and the DCC Guy Larry Puckett. I interpreted the connection between the PowerCab and Aegis as only needing the 4 wire since the Aegis power was now driving track power. I was concerned that combining both power sources was too much. Iron Planet was highly responsive with direction that the six wire connector is the proper connection.

@@dccconceptsyoutube6446 I found the DCC Concepts website frustrating. It implies that you login once you have ordered a product from you. I tried but my US order info was NOT accepted by your website. The suggestion to stop by your service location in the UK doesn’t work for me in the US. Your website says that a user ID will be created on the first order. That didn’t happen using your US distributor. Your website seemed to only allow me to register for the newsletter. So contacting DCC Concepts was problematic.

I have the Aegis system installed and cannot get it to work with JMRI. Larry Puckett “The DCC Guy” said he got it to work programming on the main, but I couldn’t get it to work. I’m a big JMRI user and it’s disappointing the system isn’t compatible, but otherwise the Aegis system is great so far.

Hi Gaz, ESP aegis is a PowerCab upgrade product. It is for modellers who already have, and enjoy using, their NCE PowerCab handset. There are other pathways available, but not whilst maintaining their (very simple to understand and use) PowerCab handset. The ProtoThrottle handset also costs over $400, with the receiver costing another $99 - which is considerably more expensive than ESP aegis!

I have a Powercab now, and see the advantages of the Aegis, as a next step. After that is there a way to use a Protothrottle with Aegis?

@@Blue_Dingo we have not tested Protothrottle with aegis - however, as this operates through the ProtoThrottle receiver for NCE Cab Bus - this should connect to the EXT ports on the back of aegis and operate in the same was as an NCE handset. Bear in mind that you will need both the ProtoThrottle and the NCE Cab Bus Receiver for this - aegis is not natively compatible with ProtoThrottle handsets.

@@richardbrighton7737 From what I see on the DCC Concepts page, the ESP Aegis is £416.63... That equates to $798.30 AUD or $523.65 USD... I have used the Proto Throttle numerous times and it is very easy to use.

Hello Andrew - yes, you can! You can use ESP aegis as the master system, with your PowerCab. You can then use Alpha Box to boost a second power district, connected to ESP aegis using an RJ12 cable to one of the EXT ports on the rear. Hope this helps! Richard.

@@richardbrighton7737 Thanks Richard. A few days back your colleague Chris sent me a copy of the user manual that shows exactly how to cable things up. Thanks again for following up

We have these available free of charge - please email to salesuk@dccconcepts.com with your details and we can send out to you.

What part are you looking for? We can help!

The ECoS is a fantastic system - but not if you want to walk around whilst controlling your locos. If you do, then you can connect a glass screen device - or get the cab throttle - which is also glass-screen with a motorised dial. If you want a "walk about" handset with push button control, then NCE is a great option. We even have Alpha and ESP accessory control options with push-button operation, so no multiple button-pressing!

@@gppsoftware Both replies have valid comments which is why my comment re application is key ie whether you have a small, med or large (multi-user) layout and thus your spend.

The Ecos DCC System is sold in Australia for $1350.00 (£704.50 or $885.75 USD), whereas the NCE Power Cab can be purchased for $400.00.... More money will buy you a more fancy control system.

Aegis will provide 5 Amps to your layout - depending on the size of your layout and how many trains you'll be running at any time - this is a significant amount of power. If you want advice on the amount of power you'll need - please do get in touch!

The price is very good value for the features on offer. To obtain the same features with NCE equipment would cost over £700, plus the PowerCab. We also offer the ability to split payment, with 50% paid on order and 50% paid on dispatch to help spread the cost.

In order to get wire free operation with Gaugemaster prodigy, you will need to use their own Wireless Module. Due to the way Prodigy works with it's base-station, this version of aegis cannot be made compatible. Hope this helps :)

We would love to be able to charge less for the product if this was possible. Due to increased production costs and the need to provide a reasonable margin for our dealers as well as payiing HMRC their customary amount, this is not possible. The retail cost of the product is actually good value for the features on offer when compared to the alternative collection of products which would need to be obtained from NCE (as an example). We do offer the ability to split the payment into 2 interest-free payments if you wish.

@@richardbrighton7737 Thank you for taking the time to reply. I appreciate your product's super innovation, your explanation/reasoning on the price, but the fact remains that the combination/compounding end-user costs in total are going to be too high and prohibitive for most, including me. I do hope you find a way to bring the price into people's financial orbits. Regards Julian.

You can use the NCE USB adapter into one of the rear ports if you have a PowerCab connected to CAB MAIN (the NCE USB adapter needs to talk directly to the PowerCab via a cable connection). However, we are working on our own version of this which will operate without having PowerCab connected physically to aegis - watch this space!

NCE PowerCab is the most popular starter system on the planet. We love handset control rather than "glass screen" control. ESP aegis offers PowerCab users some amazing benefits without having to switch to "glass screen" or computer control.

@davidhill3724 does not know what he is talking about! NCE is not outdated. Stupid comment. There are numerous systems where I live and most of them are ProCabs with additional boosters running large layouts with radio throttles and wifi connectivity too along with links to JMRI in real-time. I wouldn’t call that outdated. Moron!

The Alpha Panel will work either as a UTP or a PCP depending on the selection switch on the circuitboard. We will have Alpha Panel back in stock within the next 2 months.

@@flipvideodemo hi so i could use a aegis pug 3 alpha panels in and with the alpha panel plug in back and my front 3 ports are for a controller and I could plug another alpha panel thanks Joe

Hi Dennis - yes, this is only for NCE PowerCab handsets, being the most commonly purchased DCC starter system. This type of system wouldn't work for DCC systems which have a base-station such as MRC/Gaugemaster systems etc... which system did you have in mind?

@@richardbrighton7737 Was wondering about Digitrax products

@@denniswilson2690 Digitrax works through a base-station, so it would be challenging to make a similar system for a Digitrax handset. The reason this works for PowerCab is that the entire DCC system is embedded in the handset. Never say never - but this would need a fair amount of R&D!

@@flipvideodemo OK thanks for the prompt replies.

You can use a flat RJ12 cable to connect to the transmitter if you prefer.