Prodigy Advance DCC Power Output

Posted October 6, 2004.

MRC Prodigy Advance shipped derated to 2.5 Amps!

The new Prodigy Advance from MRC has been advertised stating a 3.5 Amp DCC track output and that's what we expected. We tested one of the new production units today and the DCC output was only 2.5 Amps. We initially traced this reduced performance to the power supply that comes with the system. This wall type transformer is only rated at 2.5 Amps!

We called MRC for an explanation and they indicated that the DCC unit was derated to work with the furnished power supply, the 2.5 Amps being suitable for the average user. Furthermore, they stated the DCC unit would actually comfortably support 3.5 Amps. To utilize 3.5 A capability, use MF615PDGY DCC power supply.

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