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| Posted: Tue Jul 30th, 2013 07:38 pm |
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HOSTLERHAL
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Gentlemen:
I have a 25-year-old MRC Tech 3 "Power Command" analog controller with Voltmeter, Ammeter, Rotary Speed Control, Direction, Brake, and Momentum switches, and fixed voltages for turnouts, trackside lighting, etc.
I used this controller many years ago for my big LGB train on a 150-foot dogbone layout running between my house and garage. It did the job with no strain!
After laboriously wading through the over-abundance of functions on my new MRC Prodigy 2 Advanced DCC controller, it was a breath of fresh air and a pleasure to go back to Analog control, even though my new Atlas O-Scale 2-Rail GP60 loco has full DCC and 16-bit sound on board.
I'm still able to get the sounds I want by manipulating the Direction switch with the required manual "touch".
Is this a testimony praising the Analog over the DCC control system?
Could be....
HAL
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| Posted: Tue Jul 30th, 2013 07:55 pm |
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Kitbash0n30
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Don't know if it is praising analog over DCC but it does speak well of MRC how many 20, 30, 40, year old power packs I have seen which are still going strong.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 31st, 2013 11:33 am |
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mwiz64
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I have an MRC Tech II pack that I still use from time to time. It still works like it was new but then its never really seen any heavy use.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 31st, 2013 11:46 am |
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HOSTLERHAL
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I like those old heavy, one-piece MRC analog packs!
They have that big man-sized rheostat speed control knob that feels like you're really in control, instead of that wimpy little "fingertip" speed control and a dozen buttons that have no functional names.
I put my new 3-piece Prodigy II Advanced DCC back in its box, in case I need a backup sometime.
Cheers,
HOWL (hal)
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Si. wrote: ... this is what HOLSTERHAL was on about ?
Oh, I bet HostlerHal was a loco-slinger, not a gun-slinger . You don't need a holster for that.
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@Si
Not really. Don't think you mean this guy.
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