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Introduction & Starting up
• When using ECoSBoost outside you must protect it from the
elements under all circumstances! Only keep ECoSBoost out-
side as long as you run trains and avoid temperatures below 8°
Celsius or above 30° Celsius.
• Do not use any aggressive chemicals, cleaning solutions or sol-
vents for cleaning ECoSBoost. Never use liquids or spray for
cleaning the monitor. Instead use a clean slightly (!) moist cloth
and only when ECoSBoost is switched off.
• Do not attempt to open ECoSBoost.
Warning
Your model railway layout must never be left unattended! An
unnoticed short circuit may lead to fire risk due to heating!
4. Introduction – Why Booster?
As with analogue, a sufficient power supply for the layout is essen-
tial for the safe operation of your ECoS command station or your
Märklin® central station®. All power consuming devices on the
layout such as locomotives, wagon lighting sets, turnouts, signals
etc. have to be powered with energy.
This task is performed by the so-called "boosters".
Boosters amplify the track signals produced by the digital com-
mand station and power the connected track section.
Both the ESU ECoS as well as the Märklin® central station ® have
installed such a booster.
If the power consumption of all running trains is however, higher
than the maximum current the command station is able to supply,
you must divide your layout in to sections. Every section will be
powered by its own booster. The ECoSBoost is exactly meant to be
for this task. It is perfectly prepared for being used with the ESU
ECoS or the Märklin® central station®.
The question, whether additional boosters are needed, cannot be
answered easily in practice as it is difficult to determine the actual
power requirement of your layout.
You can roughly estimate the power requirement as follows:
Running locos without LokSound:
Gauge N:
Gauge H0:
Big gauges:
Running locos with LokSound:
Gauge N or H0:
Big gauges:
Interior lighting:
Turnout motor:
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Between 350mA and 600mA
Between 450mA and 1000mA
Between 750mA and 2000mA
Between 450mA and 1100mA
Between 1500mA and 3500mA
ca. 50mA per bulb or LED
Between 500mA and 1500mA
5. Unpacking and starting up
The ECoSBoost is safely protected in a carton with a two-part blis-
ter when delivered. Please keep the packaging and this manual in
a safe place for later use. Only the original packaging guarantees
protection from transport damage.
5.1. Content of package
Please check that all items are contained in the package immedi-
ately after opening it.
• ECoSBoost digital amplifier
• power supply 180VA
• Separate power supply cable for Euro sockets
• Separate power supply cable for US sockets
• One piece of 2-pole track connector terminal
• One piece of 3-pole connector terminal for CDE-connections
• Instruction manual (this booklet)
If one of the components mentioned here should be missing, ple-
ase contact your retailer or dealer immediately.
5.2. Locating the device
Place the ECoSBoost on a flat, clean and dry surface within sight
of your model train layout.. Provide suitable conditions for your
ECoSBoost: ideally operate the ECoSBoost at room temperature.
Avoid heat sources in the immediate surroundings.
Put up your ECoSBoost in such a way that the cooling slits at the
front are not covered. Only then a sufficient air circulation will be
ensured. Please consider that the fans start temperature-controlled
and might produce exhaust air.
5.2.1. Screw the device tight
The ECoSBoost can be directly screwed onto the layout. You just
need to remove the (only attached) transparent cover and using
wood screws, secure through the ECoSBoost as shown in figure 1.
Figure 1
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