NCE PB5 Reference Manual - page 2
PRODUCT MANUAL FOR PB5
5 AMP BOOSTER
PREFACE
This manual provides information pertaining to the
installation and operation of the PB5 BOOSTER only.
COMPONENTS
The PB5 comes supplied as follows:
1 - Black box labeled Five Amp Power Booster in the upper
center and PB5 in the lower, right corner.
1 - 7 foot cable with modular telephone plugs on both ends.
Each plug has four gold-plated contacts. This is the
control bus cable. For the technically inclined, this is a 4-
wire cable with RJ-H connectors.
1 - Track Connector Plug
1 - DC Power Supply with additional 25%, 30 sec. Surge
capability.
1 - PB5 Manual.
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particular purpose. NCE reserves the right to revise or update its products, software,or
documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity.
Please contact the Warranty Center for specific shipping instructions and any
service charges before returning any product for service. Address all inquiries to:
NCE Warranty Center
82 East Main Street
Webster, New York 14580
Phone: 585-265-0230 Fax: 585-265-0234
FCC Statement
This NCE product complies with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used according
to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. Keep in mind that by FCC rules, all electronic equipment must accept
any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio, or television reception, which is
found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between the equipment and the device
Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s
Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance
About NCE
NCE has been manufacturing DCC Products on an OEM basis since 1993. Originally
we offered only “chip sets” that contained software enabling other DCC
manufacturers to build DCC systems. As time went on some of those manufacturers
asked us to first supply partial assemblies then complete assemblies in addition to
the chip sets. This has helped NCE to grow into a full time electronic design and
manufacturing firm devoted entirely to the development and sale of products for the
control of model railroads. We build an amazing array of products for both our own
customers and other DCC manufacturers. We keep labor costs low by utilizing
modern automated robotic assembly for most products.
Our product designer is Jim Scorse. Jim models the Erie Railroad in O-Scale and
has a long history in model railroading. He has numerous patents in the area of digital
imaging, video and computer network data communications over noisy channels. Jim
is active in the Layout Design SIG as well as 30 years with the “Tuesday Night
Gang”, (round robin model railroad club) and is probably one of the only active model
railroaders among all the DCC manufacturers.
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