ISE Run-N-Smooth - Has anyone tried this?

[ednadolski]

Interested to know how well this works:

https://modelrailroadnews.com/run-n-smooth-powerkeeper-for-n-scale-from-iowa-scaled-engineering/?fbclid=IwAR35bbQ2F2QrxfdusX4oOELuA9B5xo2BVQXkkSJ2Bv_Ts4655PstF9iDySA

Ed

[Jim Starbuck]

I picked up a couple at RPM St Louis last weekend. Haven’t had time to install them in anything yet but I think they look very promising.

[John]

Yup .. https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=52194.0

[GM50 4164]

Yes, they work fairly well. Installed one in a brass Yellowstone. They are quite slim and can fit in just about anywhere.

[jdcolombo]

If you look at the schematic downloadable on the ISE web page, you'll see that this is basically two 470uf caps in parallel, for a total of 940uf.  That's not enough to keep a motor running across dirty track, but certainly enough to avoid sound dropouts.  It's about twice as much as I usually use in a hood diesel (I usually put in two 220uf caps, for 440uf total).

This is a nice package.  While the $19 price is higher than what you can buy bare caps for, it is certainly justified by the packaging, including the nice circuit board and protection (diode/resistor) components. 

John C.