Instructions

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3.2. Booster
Each central unit needs at least one booster. With larger layouts you normally need several
boosters, connected to separate sections of the layout. The required number of boosters
depends on the power requirements of the layout and the amount of current the booster can
provide.
Booster outputs
 RedBox: one output for the connection of external boosters (either Maerklin compatible or
DCC conform)
 MasterControl: two outputs for the connection of external boosters (either Maerklin
compatible or DCC conform). As both interfaces have to be programmed in common, you
have to use boosters of the same type for both outputs. It is recommended to use boosters
identical in construction.
Integrierted booster
The versions "Booster" and "Booster-R" of the RedBox have an integrated 2.5 A booster (in
addition to the booster output). This is sufficient for operating a small layout (up to nominal size
H0).
MasterControl and the versions "Basic", "Basic-R" and "V24" of the RedBox do not have
integrated boosters. With these central units you have to connect at least one external booster.
3.2.1. Breaking distance booster ("Breaking booster")
Besides the standard booster output, the MasterControl has a second booster output ("breaking
booster"), which can be used to control all breaking distances on your layout. Every Maerklin**-
compatible booster or booster for the DCC system can be used as breaking booster. As both
interfaces have to be programmed in common, you have to use boosters of the same type for
both outputs. It is recommended to use boosters identical in construction.
The integrated booster of the RedBox (versions "Booster" and "Boster-R") can be configurated
for use as breaking booster.
As soon as one of the locomotives enters a breaking distance, the booster receives a stop signal,
no matter which speed was set. All other data such as the status of the decoder functions and
the driving direction are still sent by the central unit.
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