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DCC Systems on Kalmbach Layout

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DCC Systems on Kalmbach Layout
Posted by wabash2800 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 3:09 PM

Forgive me if this has been covered before. I notice in testing locos on the layout that various brands of DCC control systems are used over time. How is this facilitated on the same layout?

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Posted by tstage on Sunday, January 31, 2016 5:36 PM

Victor,

The power bus and track feeders will be exactly the same for any and all the DCC systems.  All you need is to isolate them electrically from one another.  I'm guessing that Kalmbach does this with some sort of rotary switch.  Rotate the switch to the desired DCC system, turn that system on, and operate the layout.

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Posted by richg1998 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 7:00 PM

Or unplug one and plug in the other.

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Posted by wabash2800 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 9:24 PM

Perhaps someone on the staff can answer the question Monday?

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Posted by wabash2800 on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:30 PM

???

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Posted by BigDaddy on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 1:32 PM

You are asking them to reveal trade secrets?  Well I did a little corporate espinonage for you.

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Posted by angelob6660 on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 2:15 PM

This question was answered on Ask MRVP.

They have two different systems.

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Posted by wabash2800 on Thursday, February 4, 2016 10:46 PM

Ok, I know they have more than one system, so how do they switch back and forth? Did they answer that?  Excuse my ignorance again, What is ask MRVP?

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Posted by JoeinPA on Friday, February 5, 2016 8:00 AM

wabash2800
What is ask MRVP?

Victor:

Ask MRVP is a part of MR Video Plus that is produced by our sponsors MR. You can subscribe to it through MR. The cost is nominal and the information is good to excellent.

Joe

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