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Power required
By: doscai Date: November 5, 2013, 11:27 am
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I am setting up my O27 train set for the first time since I was
a kid, but now I have the resources to do it right. The layout
I have set up is about 8 ft by 12 ft. There are 3 loops(50
straight pieces 35 curved) and 12-14 switches. I purchased an
80 watt transformer to power it, but it is clearly not enough.
I need to know how much power I am going to need before I start
purchasing more equipment.
Thanks
Dave
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Re: Power required
By: Oscalerail Date: November 26, 2013, 4:14 pm
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I would get a ZW. If you have the money and interest in the
hobby. Personally, I love the MTH z4000. I will refer you to the
MTH z4000 review on YouTube by oscalerail.
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Re: Power required
By: Js gorden Date: December 17, 2013, 4:53 pm
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How many points are you powering the track at? Hopefully at
least three.
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Re: Power required
By: djacobsen Date: December 18, 2013, 9:09 am
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Doscai,
Check out the following link on "How to Operate Lionel
Accessories".
see page 44 to figure out your power requirements:
HTML http://www.slsprr.net/history/1954LionelTrainsAccess.pdf
Happy Rails.
Dave
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Re: Power required
By: doscai Date: December 18, 2013, 11:52 am
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Thank you everybody for the responses. The .pdf provided by
djacobson was exactly what I have been looking for. I
appreciate the advise.
Dave
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