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- | ===== Amps ===== | + | ===== Amps or Ampere |
- | The unit of current. It is defined as the constant | + | An ampere is a measure |
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+ | In the model railroad context, you would expect to see a DC supply or a DCC booster providing several amps of current to a track, and most other circuits | ||
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+ | In a home environment, | ||
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange | American Standard Code for Information Interchange | ||
[[glossary: | [[glossary: | ||
- | [[http:// | + | [[wp>ASCII|ASCII]] |
===== Aspect ===== | ===== Aspect ===== | ||
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===== AT-Bus ===== | ===== AT-Bus ===== | ||
An alternative CAN Bus protocol devised by MERG member Roger Edwards which overcomes what he sees as deficiencies in the [[glossary: | An alternative CAN Bus protocol devised by MERG member Roger Edwards which overcomes what he sees as deficiencies in the [[glossary: | ||
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+ | ===== ATC ===== | ||
+ | Stands for Automatic Train Control. Within MERG usually refers to a series of kits for automating train running on DC layouts. These kits are capable of controlling layouts from a simple end to end shuttle up to quite complex arrangements. The abbreviation may also be found as a more general reference to automatic train control, model or prototype. | ||
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- | An auto reverse module is used in DCC to prevent shorts in reversing loops and other situations where the polarity of two lines must be reversed for a train to run through. It works by reversing the polarity if a short is detected. If the short is eliminated then the new polarity is accepted and is kept. One auto reverse module can protect several track sections provided that only section break is being bridged by a loco at any one time. | + | An auto reverse module is used in DCC to prevent shorts in reversing loops and other situations where the polarity of two lines must be reversed for a train to run through. It works by reversing the polarity if a short is detected. If the short is eliminated then the new polarity is accepted and is kept. One auto reverse module can protect several track sections provided that only one section break is being bridged by a loco at any one time. |
+ | ===== AVR ===== | ||
+ | AVR is the name of a microcontroller family used in many [[: | ||
+ | See [[wp> | ||
===== AWG ===== | ===== AWG ===== | ||
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