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Basic Train Electrical Questions
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 12 Dec 2002 01:34:44 GMT
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Hi All, I've had a HUGE town display with train, monorail, etc.; but am
now curious about some issues. For instance...
How many motorized engines can be hooked together to maximize power, but not
over-burden the controller?
Can you hook up more than 1 controller to a track for added power without
harming the engines?
If so, can you then use more engines?
Using these various methods (if you can) approximately how many cars can you
pull assumimg they are of varied size (some short, some long)?
Also I now have a freight yard that take up approx. 160 square feet. When
I get it hooked up to the town, should the "mainline" be run with a
different controller then the yard? Or does this create certain problems?
As you can see, I have NO IDEA, how all this works, so if any one can answer
these questions (along with anything else you think I should know) or point
me to a good web page or prior discussion of these issues. I'd GREATLY
appreciate it!
THANKS IN ADAVANCE FOR YOUR TIME, JUSTIN
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Basic Train Electrical Questions
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| (...) 2 is the max with the default powersupply. (...) Won't harm the engines, but possibly damages the controllers. Not recommended. Better is to replace the wall outlet power supply by a heavier one, the controller can handle a larger amount of (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Basic Train Electrical Questions
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| (...) Beginner. I have ~500 sq foot for Lego, and it goes through another 100 or so to gain elevation...It covers 2.5 layers in the space, with a large staging yard made of 4.5V track to store excess stock. Seriously, it depends on how much you (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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