Description
The Digitrax AR1 is the Single-Section Automatic Reversing Controller — an automatic reverser that handles polarity mismatches at a reversing section (return loop, wye, or balloon track) by instantly flipping the section's polarity when a train crosses the gap. No manual toggle switches, no shorted-out locomotives, no hand-tuned reversing routines.
- Cost-effective auto-reverser for a single reversing district
- 8A peak / 6A continuous capacity — handles any scale
- User-selectable trip current — tune the AR1 to your locomotives and rolling stock
- Simple 4-wire hookup — no locomotive wiring required
- No external power required — runs entirely off track power
- Works with OR without LocoNet — purely electrical, not bus-dependent
- Polarity mismatch handled in microseconds — locomotive doesn't stop or stutter
- No mechanical relays — solid-state, silent
About LocoNet: LocoNet is Digitrax's two-way control network that connects throttles, boosters, command stations, detection blocks, and signal modules across a layout — using standard 6-conductor RJ12 telephone cable. The two-way communication is what enables advanced features like transponding (knowing which loco is where), real-time slot status, and CV read-back from anywhere on the system.
About Digitrax: Digitrax is North America's leading manufacturer of DCC systems and has been the architect of the DCC standard since the 1990s. The proprietary LocoNet control bus is the most widely-supported throttle and accessory interface in club layouts worldwide, and Digitrax decoders / boosters / command stations are fully NMRA DCC compliant and interoperable with all NMRA-compliant DCC equipment.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.