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3. MRC Prodigy Advance
2
3.5-amp system MRC photo.
3
MRC has printed instructions on the back of their throttles. There
is so much information there [5] that I find it useless. The most
legible piece of text is “Made in China”. I do admit that I’m a “para-
graph and bullet” sort of guy; I eschew freeform text.
The entry-level Prodigy Express
2
is competitive price-wise with
the NCE PowerCab. The MRC offering has the command station
and booster in an external box. The NCE offering is more portable,
being a complete system in the handheld. I was unable to read a
Tsunami decoder with the MRC Prodigy Express
2
without using
a Programming Track Booster
. If
you need this ability, this makes the MRC system about $50 more
expensive than the NCE, which can read Tsunamis.
The next level entry is the Prodigy Advance
2
. It has the same
power rating as the less expensive Digitrax Zephyr Xtra. The
MRC product will handle more throttles than the Zephyr.
MRH-Oct 2014
