tams elektronik mc2 EasyControl Digital System Silver..., Manual

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4.1. Main and programming track
Connect the two track connections of the integrated booster
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with the two rails (for 2-conductor systems) or
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with one rail and the centre conductor (with 3-conductor systems).
The feeding of the booster current into the track should be done at a distance of approx. 2 to
3 m from a ring line, because the resistances at the transitions of the track sections are quite
high. If the distances are chosen too large, there may be problems with the short-circuit
feedback or with the power supply to the vehicles.
Use the 4-pin connector supplied to
connect the cables leading to the main
track ("Main") or to the programming track
("Prog").
Insert the connecting cables into the plug
part, screw them tight and then plug the
plug part onto the socket on the back of
the mc² in such a way that the screws
point upwards.
Recommended cable cross-sections
Programming track: 0.75 mm²
Main track: 0.75 to 1.5 mm² (depending on the current)
Booster configuration
Hint:
Before you start operation on your layout, you must configure the booster (→ section 5.5). If
the track voltage and/or the max. current are set too high, damage to the tracks and/or
vehicles can occur during operation.
Programming track
You can use a separate piece of track as a programming track or a section of track on your
layout (e.g. a siding) that you can electrically separate from the rest of the layout during
programming.
Hint:
If you integrate the programming track into your model railway layout, you must ensure that
both tracks are electrically separated from the rest of the layout during programming.
Otherwise the programming track connection of the mc² can be damaged! In
addition, you will otherwise program all decoders on the layout that react to the set data
format.
Connections | 4.3