Improving the Legacy Power Brick

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Well, it had to happen. I managed to blow the fuse on my Legacy power brick. Then the frustration takes over, why in the world did Lionel decide to hide the fuse inside with the stupid triangular screws! Shouldn't it be a replaceable item? Enough about that, time to make sure it doesn't happen again!

The fix is surprisingly simple, replace the fuse with a PTC, I selected a 1.3A hold model. The actual operating current for the Legacy base is around .6 amps, so I am well within the rating. Since the brick is rated as a 2A brick, that seemed to be a good choice.

Needless to say, the stupid triangular drive screws now reside in my trash and I put normal screws into the brick! Of course, I should never have to open this one again, the screws were changed just for spite.

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10/9/182:30 PM

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cjackOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I think I put in a fuse holder, but kept the screws. I needed to justify buying a set of 3 sized triangle screw drivers. In fact I fixed two of them since I proved that the 993 was shorted internally by plugging in another brick.

10/9/182:56 PM

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I hate those screws, and I had to search around to find my triangle drivers, I hadn't used them since I moved! I changed the screws just because it annoys the crap out of me that Lionel used them in the first place! However, figuring I had to be in there, I decided that the PTC was a better way to go, no further maintenance required.

10/9/183:18 PM

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