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Not a lot to add for the past week's activity.  I did a fair amount of operating.  I fixed a few nits in the existing track-work. I broke down and got a DCC system for my work bench.  I got the Digitrax Zephyr and a LocoBuffer-USB so that I could hook up my laptop computer for programming purposes.  The Zephyr turned out to be finicky reading some of my standard decoders so I had to figure out that it was load sensitive and add a 1.2k resistor (switchable in and out - across the track) to the programming track to make it work. When I bought my Prodigy Advance for the layout; I went in planning on buying a Zephyr.  After playing with the Zephyr on the work bench; I am glad that I got the Prodigy Advance for the layout.  The PA fits my layout and style of operating much, much better.  They are both good systems. Here is a photo of part of the work bench.  I have a 4' track on the front edge of the shelf which doubles as an operating track and a programming track by using toggle switches (one for track usage, and one to switch the 1.2k resistor across the track when needed).  Shown is the laptop reading all of the CV's for one decoder.  Decoder Pro really works well; however, the process  is slow (not the computer, the process). [IMG]http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/Alan_B/112506-bench-002_r.jpg[/IMG] Thanks again for looking.
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