Model Railroad Vol 3: Electrical, DCC & control
Filed Under (DCC Model Trains) by admin on 27-01-2010
Tagged Under : configuration variables, control, dcc system, Electrical, model, model railroad layout, model train layout, nmra, plug and play technology, power booster, railroad, switching power supply, train move, variables program
It’s the track and electrical side of your model train layout that makes or breaks how well the trains run. In our DVD volume 3, we’ve assembled a number of how-to shorts into chapters covering many of the best expert electrical and DCC insights for your model railroad.
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MRC Prodigy Express
- Two or four digit addressing
- Program all CVs with ease
- 14-28/128 speed steps
- Program on the main or the program track without affecting active locos
- Capable of 16 accessory functions
This is the MRC Prodigy Express DCC System. / Suitable for Ages 16 & Older / / FEATURES: With up to 9,999 addresses available and use of up to 20 Cabs, / you can expand a model railroad layout as much as you desire! / Designed for HO and N scales (scales larger than HO may need a / power booster). / Advanced consisting. / Handles 14/28/128 speed steps. / 16 accessory functions to handle multi-function sound systems / (20 with the Prodigy Advance Cab MRCU1407). / Uses MRC’s patented plug and play technology for expandability. / Designed to be easily upgradeable to any future NMRA protocols. / Has the capabilies to program all Configuration Variables. / Program locomotives on the Program Track or the Main Track without / affecting active locos (the ability to read back decoder equipped / loco’s decoder values on the Program Track is also posible with / the Prodigy Advance Cab MRCU1407). / Comes with a universal switching power supply (good for / everywhere, USA and Europe). / Detailed i
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List Price: $ 149.99
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Question by Destructoss L: I want to generate a waveform to operate a DCC model train. Where can I find the waveforms I must generate?
I need to find the standards that DCC operate trains use to operate. That is, I want to find out what waveform I must generate in order to have a DCC train move forward.
Best answer:
Answer by Will See
Assuming you are in the US/Canada (I don’t know about other parts of the world) the National Model Railroading Association (NMRA) is the group responsible for setting & promulgating the standards for DCC. Start at their web page for DCC
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look into getting a Marklin system it is very easy to use!
wooo dcc wireless!
great acting…
maybe you should loose the script next time… but it’s a good video anyway…
when runnin mu with total different loco`s how do you set the steps that it wat i don`t get
The guys are kinda geeky as expected with model railroaders but it wasnt a bad video. Next time ad a cool brotha to your videos to reach us other minorities.
Im no electrician, so all of that was way over my head! One question, where do you get the sound for those little tiny speakers from?
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Those are Athearn SD45T-2s, affectionately known as tunnel motors. Love the see-thru screens!
this vidoe was very informative to me.now i know how to make the locos lights last longer and how to prevent short curcuits.were those locos SD40T-2s?