Has anyone had experience with the MRC sound controller for a DC layout?
No such thing as a MRC sound controller.
There is a MRC DCC system for controlling the layout.
and MRC sound decoders. There are also, non sound decoders.
Which are you interested in?
Rich
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Perhaps he meant this:
http://www.modelrec.com/train-controls/dc-power-MRC-Blackbox.asp
Well.on the back of Railroaders magazine is an add for a MRC Tech6 sound controller for both DC and DCC and I wonder if someone has one and if it is worth buying.
I think it sells for arround 125.00 Dollars
The item David inquired about is also carried by AMAZON for less than $125.00
http://www.amazon.com/MRC-Tech-Sound-Controller-2-0/dp/B0012CB978
There was a similar conversation about this not long ago.
http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/194586.aspx
-Paul
Fastball There was a similar conversation about this not long ago. http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/194586.aspx -Paul
See this link :http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/194586.aspx#194586
To be honest, you'd be spending about 95 percent of the money you would spend to go DCC - and not getting the train control advantages; a bad trade-off in my opinion. Nearly ANY DCC system can issue the sound trigger commands to any other sound decoder. Hell, you can even run DC locomotives on a DCC equipped layout - just do so sparingly, and monitor it for overheating/damage.
If you have your heart set on it, I'd imagine it works alright - it's basically a stripped DCC system in of itself, from what I've heard and read - it uses DC power for locomotive direction and control, and sends the DCC commands for the sound by pressing the buttons.