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DCC Power Districts Using Prodigy Avance?

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DCC Power Districts Using Prodigy Avance?
Posted by chiefpilot on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 12:41 PM

Attention all DCC experts....

Does anyone know if it is possible to increase the "capacity" of a Prodigy Advance DCC simply by adding DCC boosters (as additional power districts)?

If so, what types and models of boosters might work and how would they be inter-connected to the Prodigy Advance DCC?

Thanks in advance for any information provided.

John
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Posted by johncolley on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:36 PM
Yes, see the MRC Prodigy Advance website or ask Bruce at Litchfield Station or Tony's Trains.
jc5729
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Posted by rrinker on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 4:03 PM
The MRC Power Station 8 is an 8-amp booster that works with any DCC system. It gets the signal from the track power of the unit acting as the command station, rather than a 'command bus' used by Digitrax, Lenz, NCE, and CVP.
You can also use the CVP Booster5 and Booster10 with Prodigy.

--Randy

Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:03 AM
Where can I go to get a primer on DCC.
I have a G scale layout, and am looking at the Prodigy (with the 8 amp booster). Is Prodigy the best unit to go with? Is Advance better (won't be running more than 2 trains on the layout).

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