The Dynamis was easy to learn and use so I quickly got used to it, I purchased the Probox to enable me to read and write to CVs.
The Dynamis worked fine for a while but then I started to have a couple of problems with it, firstly, the handset kept losing the signal to the command station and secondly there often appeared to be what seemed like corrosion on the battery terminals, now, I knew it wasn't the batteries as I always used fully charged rechargeable batteries so I knew they were not the problem.
Around this time I started thinking about changing over from Howes sounds to Zimo decoders with Digitrains sounds and it became apparent that my Bachmann Dynamis might not be able to read/write the necessary CVs required for Zimo decoders.
Purchase of another DCC control system was needed only this time I wouldn't be rushing into anything, after much internet trawling and magazine reading I settled on the Lenz Set 100 control system below.
Above is the Lenz Set 100 3.6 Version, if anyone is thinking of going for the same control system make sure that it is the 3.6 software and not the 3.0 software or you may experience programming problems with some aspects of the Lenz.
There are two ways to check which version you have, first, when you power up the Lenz look under the large letter 'E' if there is a small letter 'f' then it is the older software version, the other way you can check is to press the the 'F' key once followed by 9 then 9 again this will show the handset software version number then pressing 8 will then display the command station version number.
My Lenz system is powered by the Lenz TR 150 which is a 5amp transformer which provides more than enough power for my requirements.
The Lenz system is far more advanced than the Bachmann Dynamis that I started out with but it is no harder to learn to use, the Lenz user manual is a lot more informative than the Dynamis manual.
The Lenz would make an excellent upgrade from the Bachmann Dynamis or the Hornby Elite or Select.
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