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Put your cursor over the "AC & DC Motor Reverse Units" and click for general info.


All DCRUs will accept the QSI After Market plug-in Sound Systems.

See Motor Current & Loads for determining your required current capacity.

1) AC powered DCRU Reverse Units for DC Motors

1.5 Volt directional lights
with plug in cable (for use with all DCRUs) are available for $10 each.

Marker light power can also be added to any DCRU: $9.50 Disadvantage is that the lamps go off at every Reverse Button press, unlike the sound board's marker light output, which stays on until the sound system shuts off.

1a) Diesel DC motored Reverse units

The DCRU-MBD is a compact version of the DCRU-WD which fits in any diesel, including jeeps.
RU-107C DCRU-MBD: $40. This is the same as the original DCRU-MB, used by Duddy and Right-of-Way.
C
omes with 4 different colors of 6-8 leads depending upon your requirements.
You can request a 2nd power lead and/or a 2nd ground lead
.
Dimensions: 2.46" L, 1.32" W, 1.54" H at highest point.
Mounting hole is down 0.49" from top of relays (Opposite dimension is 0.89"from opposite edge), centered along the width and set back from the edge 0.84" Mounting hole clearance from the relays is 0.44".
Clearance between the relays and the center of the mounting hole is 0.44".
Comes with a 3/4" 4-40 pan head screw, 1 1/4" #4 spacer and 1 4-40 nut. The resultant height makes the mounting surface flush with the tops of the relays.
It can be mounted to the chassis or a bracket of your choice.
Current capacity is 2.0 Amps.
Increased current option, see below.    
Continuous motor current capacity is specified.
No Directional lighting.

RU-104 DCRU-WDx 3.0 AMP DC $40.00
RU-109 DCRU-WDx-N 5.0 AMP DC $54.75
Has 1 Bridge Rectifier connected by 2 8" long leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.
RU-116 DCRU-WDx Hi-I 6 AMP DC $67.00
Has 2 Bridge Rectifies connected by 5 8" long leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.

DCRU WDx comes with 4 different colors of 6-8 leads depending upon your requirements.
You can request a 2nd power lead and/or a 2nd ground lead.
All DCRU-WDx have F & R Directional lighting capability.

1b) Steamer DC motored Reverse units:

The DCRU-MBS is a compact version of the DCRU-WS which fits in any small Steamers.
RU-107D DCRU-MBS: $40.

It comes with 4 black wires tether with M/F plug.
Dimensions: 2.46" L, 1.32" W, 1.54" H at highest point.
Mounting hole is down 0.49" from top of relays (Opposite dimension is 0.89"from opposite edge), centered along the width and set back from the edge 0.84" Mounting hole clearance from the relays is 0.44".
Clearance between the relays and the center of the mounting hole is 0.44".
Comes with a 3/4" 4-40 pan head screw, 1 1/4" #4 spacer and 1 4-40 nut. The resultant height makes the mounting surface flush with the tops of the relays.
It can be mounted to the chassis or a bracket of your choice.
Current capacity is 2.0 Amps.
Increased current option, see below.    
Continuous motor current capacity is specified.
No Directional lighting.

RU-105 DCRU-WSx 3.0 AMP DC $40.00
RU-117 DCRU-WSx-N 5.0 AMP DC $57.75
Has 1 Bridge Rectifier connected by 2 8" 1ong leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.
RU-119 DCRU-WSx Hi-I 6 AMP DC $70.00
Has 2 Bridge Rectifiers connected by 5 8" long leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.

All DCRU-WS come with a black 4 wire tether terminate in a 4-pin Molex plug that is common on
 MTH, Williams, Weaver and some Lionel steamers.
Note: The Lionel socket is wired differently than the other brands, which are all common.

All DCRU-WSx have R Directional 1.5 Volt lighting capability.

All units Dimensions: 4.3" X 1.3" X 0.93".


UPGRADING MOTOR CURRENT CAPACITY OF YOUR DCRUs:

The DCRU-MBx
DCRU-MBx was designed for the precision Pittman low current motors such as the ones used in the Duddy and Right-of-Way locos.
Current capacity is 2.0 Amps.
Hi-I increase current option of 6 Amps: $30, can be added to the -MBx units.
RU-107C DCRU-MBD Hi-I: $70.
RU-107D DCRU-MBS HI-i; $70.
1/2 Hi-I not available for the RU-107C or D series.

1b1) DCRU-Wx 1/2 Hi-I Upgrade from 3.0 AMPS to 5.0 Amps DC.
Has 1 Bridge Rectifier connected by 2 8" long leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.

1b2) DCRU-Wx Hi-I Upgrade from 3.0 Amps to 6 AMP DC.
Has 2 Bridge Rectifies connected by 5 8" long leads for chassis mounting. Includes Mounting Hardware.

See Motor Current & Loads for estimating or measuring current loading.


2) Specify number of rubber tires on loco, i.e. 0, 2 or 4.
Specify if tender has a pickup roller on it.
Either of these items makes a customization necessary for satisfactory performance of your DCRU. No Charge.
The assumption is that lack of any info means that your loco has either 0 or 2 rubber tires and the tender has no center rail pickup.

3) Adder for Marker Light power to any DCRU: $9.50. Change WS to WSM
Not availble on the DCRU-MB.
Maker Light power can be obtained from the QSI sound board.
Must use a series resistor of a least 200 Ohms to prevent micro Processor destruction.
Either Marker Light supply will power 2 LEDs.
All DCRU-WSx come with black leads and 4-pin Molex plug, mates to loco's built in Molex socket.
Gotcha!: Lionel locos built by Samhongsa have opposite polarity and reversed M/F configured Molex 4-pin plugs/sockets.

4) DC Motored Locos without socket, add 4 wire M/F plug to DCRU-WSx $15.00

5) For the OEM version of any DCRU, subtract $11.25 ea. Add suffix OEM
The DCRU-MBx is also available as an OEM product.

6A) * Modification required to convert an ACRU-E to a DCRU-E: 3 Amp. $50.00
6b) * Modification required to connect a DCRU-E to an After Market Sound System. $75.00
Updated 18 January 2010


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