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DCC & Wiring

How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading  – Part  1 The Basics
Jan 15, 2018

How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading – Part 1 The Basics

If the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions “Arduino” is a new Italian restaurant, then MRVP’s Gerry…

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How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading  – Part 2 The Mill Creek Animation
Jan 14, 2018

How-to Library: Arduinos in Model Railroading – Part 2 The Mill Creek Animation

In part 2 of this MRVP mini-series, Gerry Leone is back with more helpful insights and instruction for working with…

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 10 – Q&A and DCC
Nov 3, 2017

Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 10 – Q&A and DCC

Vacation is over, so it’s time for host David Popp to head back to the basement and his Olympia Logging…

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 16 – Bus wiring and block detection
Aug 22, 2017

Canadian Canyons Series: Part 16 – Bus wiring and block detection

Installing bus wiring is the next task for MRVP’s Ben Lake to tackle. After that, Ben shows how to wire…

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 17 – Wiring the staging yard panel
Aug 10, 2017

Canadian Canyons Series: Part 17 – Wiring the staging yard panel

Ben Lake’s staging yard turnout control project efforts on the N scale Canadian Canyons layout culminate with the wiring and…

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Canadian Canyons Series: Part 14 – Wiring staging yard turnouts to a stationary DCC decoder
Jul 14, 2017

Canadian Canyons Series: Part 14 – Wiring staging yard turnouts to a stationary DCC decoder

In this installment of our Canadian Canyons N scale project layout series, MRVP’s Ben Lake lends his Digital Command Control…

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 5 – Going wireless
Dec 20, 2016

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 5 – Going wireless

In this concluding episode of MRVP’s Digital Command Control installation series, David Popp teams up with DCC Programming host Dana…

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 3 – Adding a Smart Booster
Nov 15, 2016

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 3 – Adding a Smart Booster

Enhancing our project layout’s Digital Command Control system to allow additional cabs requires the installation of a power booster. In…

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 2 – Adding a cab bus
Nov 12, 2016

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 2 – Adding a cab bus

Ready for the next step to installing Digital Command Control on a large model railroad? In this episode, David keeps…

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 4 – Setting up power districts
Nov 11, 2016

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 4 – Setting up power districts

Tired of hassling with an entire layout shutdown when a single train derails on your DCC layout? We certainly were!…

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How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 1 – Bus lines
Oct 20, 2016

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 1 – Bus lines

In this all-new MRVP series, watch and learn as David Popp walks you through, step-by-step, the full sequence for installing…

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Red Oak Series: DCC system installation
Feb 14, 2015

Red Oak Series: DCC system installation

While a complete Digital Command Control (DCC) system installation might not initially sound like a simple process, MRVP’s David Popp…

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