while i know many of you wouldn’t dare consider using anything but recommended parts, is there any reason the $8 6P6C breakout board couldn’t be used instead of the $20 UTP?
Who is the manufacturer? And also consider if any warranty may be void by using a non-recommended part and something goes wrong.
The one on the left is from Ebay China. Since my Iphone and computer were built there, I’ll bet they know how to wire in parallel.
I’m going to call my buddy Don and slap a $10 tariff on it. [}:)]
Yes. It’s called supporting the model railroad industry.
Dave
I am sure they do know how to wire in parallel but I am still leery about using that panel. And who does the warranty if the panel or the commend station booster fails?
Weren’t you complaining about a MR ad on the forum just the other day? Since ads are how MR pays for the forum, I would think tolerating them would also be considered “supporting the model railroad industry”.
Before you build a glass house you should probably put down that stone. 
Oh, man, let’s not go there again.
Sorry, but I have a hard time letting hypocrisy go unchallenged.
Ok, Carl, if that is where you want to go.
carl425:
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Weren’t you complaining about a MR ad on the forum just the other day? Since ads are how MR pays for the forum, I would think tolerating them would also be considered “supporting the model railroad industry”.[/quote
Buying directly from a model railroading manufacturer and accepting pop up ads are two totally different things IMHO. The pop up ads are an unnecessary annoyance. Keeping the manufacturers in business is not.
For what it’s worth, I would gladly pay for a pop up free MR website.
Cheers!!
Dave
Something tells me that this thread is going to quickly spiral out of control.
I apologise if my comments have hyjacked the thread. That was not my intention.
Dave
Sorry Carl, but I seem to have offended you. That was not my intention. We will have to agree to disagree.
Dave
hadn’t thought about warranty issues
doesn’t this discourage DIYers?
doesn’t scratch building, kitbashing, building your own electronics take money away from commercial MRR products?
Greg, I am sure that there may not be any warranty problem, but if you want to save 12$ or so and then end up paying 35$ because of a fried circuit breaker or 130$ or so for a new throttle (assuming you are using NCE) that 12$ savings looks kind of meager.
Gregc: Before this thread gets out of control why don’t you set up a few tests of the item and let us know if it works. I would be interested.
Old Fat Robert
Seems like a valid question to me.
And I see another issue, how will you mount it or your layout? The UTP has the cover panel and the two sockets in back take the RJ12 connector which is hidden behind the layout. Nice and neat.
Greg: I was unable to find the exact board you referenced in your post. I did find (by entering 6P6C breakout board on the net) one that looks very similiar to “yours” but costs $19.50 a piece. At that price, it would not be worth exchanging.
Old Fat Robert
not at that price. click on the image in the original post