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Re: The perfect power strip...
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lugnet.trains.org
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Thu, 11 May 2006 19:00:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Eric Kingsley wrote:
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OK, for those of us that have club layouts I am sure we have power strip
issues. NELUG runs 3-4 trains plus we have an ammusement park that uses
another 5-6 power supplies and then an additional 3-4 for other automation on
our layout.
I am sure most other clubs have the same issues. Wires run everywhere and
power strips are inadequate. If you have a standard strip with 6 plugs we
are lucky if we can use 3. So they get chained together all over the place.
Not any more. We have found a new 6 plug power strip that works with 6 wall
warts!
This means that we will be able to do a layout with 2-3 of these instead of
5-6 of the old poorly set up power strips chained together.
Obviously we got this one at Ace hardware as a store brand. I am sure there
must be others around. Bring your cables under control!
-Eric
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While on the subject of power suppies. It’s been mentioned in the past by
others, but I recomend swapping in a slightly beefier transformer to run your
trains. The LEGO train power controller can output upto 1 amp, but most of the
wallwarts are limeted to .7 amps. Ironiclly a 9v or 10v will run better, as the
regulator won’t have to drop as much voltage, and will therefor run cooler as
well.
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=227483&pa=227483PS
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=102234&pa=102234PS
Mat
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