Three semi-related questions I've been unable to find the answer for. (And by "unable to find" I mean "exhausted every possible online resource over 7 hours of searching.") Since from what I've found I 'think' Lionel "oversold" the power of their MultiVolt series of transformers, but I've been unable to find anything on their actual (which I think is the same thing as continuous) power output. Also - anybody know why Lionel uprated the power of their transformers from 1917-1921 and than dropped them back again? Actually different designs in each period, or did the higher power output cause problems? I know the 840 power station was designed to house two transformers, and the base was removable, but could you (in theory) mount an additional (or more) transformer(s) in the center portion of the building for use with accessories and such that don't require frequent access (and are the side portions separated from the center portion by a solid plate, or is it open? And is connecting two transformers in series to double the number of output watts viable, possible, or a terrible idea? (Also discovered - a 4 car state set draws around 67 watts from the lighting alone, and a 440 signal bridge draws 27 watts directly from the track. It starts to add up even for track power alone. A 150 watt (rated input) Type K transformer runs out of power pretty quickly. I'd assume you'd want maybe a 80-100 watts left over to run duel-motored standard gauge engines with heavy trains?) Sorry for so many questions so quickly, but I'm pretty clueless over a lot of this.
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