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| Chris Barker - Leader\\ | Chris Barker - Leader\\ | ||
| Stuart Burgess - Deputy Leader\\ | Stuart Burgess - Deputy Leader\\ | ||
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| The club room is well equipped with several work benches, which are available on a first come first served basis, an open area with a 50“ screen that can be used for presentations and discussions, | The club room is well equipped with several work benches, which are available on a first come first served basis, an open area with a 50“ screen that can be used for presentations and discussions, | ||
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| - | It is situated on the first floor of an industrial unit. Access is by stairs | + | It is situated on the first floor of an industrial unit. Access is by stairs, and there is a recently installed stairlift enabling disabled access.\\ |
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| The meetings are flexible: You can build, test and fault find your electronic modules. Chris can assist you in developing your soldering skills. We can program the PICs used in MERG designs and have some basic test facilities for CBUS modules and DCC loco decoders and accessories. Presentations are welcome, and advice, guidance, tea, coffee and biscuits are always available.\\ | The meetings are flexible: You can build, test and fault find your electronic modules. Chris can assist you in developing your soldering skills. We can program the PICs used in MERG designs and have some basic test facilities for CBUS modules and DCC loco decoders and accessories. Presentations are welcome, and advice, guidance, tea, coffee and biscuits are always available.\\ | ||
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| We are currently rebuilding an 009 exhibition layout to enhance its operational capabilities and possibly add some animations.\\ | We are currently rebuilding an 009 exhibition layout to enhance its operational capabilities and possibly add some animations.\\ | ||
| The layout is being controlled by MERG CBUS and DCC modules. It can be controlled using route selection from a single control panel and one or two CANCABs can be used for loco control.\\ | The layout is being controlled by MERG CBUS and DCC modules. It can be controlled using route selection from a single control panel and one or two CANCABs can be used for loco control.\\ | ||
| - | Recently the layout has been upgraded to be automatically controlled by JMRI running on a laptop. 3 trains can operate under computer control.\\ | + | Recently the layout has been upgraded to be automatically controlled by JMRI running on a laptop. 3/4 trains can operate under computer control.\\ |
| The pictures below are from its first public show at the Southampton MRC exhibition in January 2024.\\ | The pictures below are from its first public show at the Southampton MRC exhibition in January 2024.\\ | ||
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