Lionel 6-32930 ZW Multi-Watt Transformer

Page 19 of the manual, suggests that a track short exists or you may be exceeding the power capacity.

 

Is one brick tripping consistently, both or alternating?

 

Are they connected properly? One for A & B and one for C & D with the jumpers installed?

 

Is any one control handle the cause?

 

Is your layout wired for multiple power districts? Any chance one is not isolated from another?

 

 

You have a problem some where, and it sounds like a faulty ZW or the brick.

 

First run the layout with a different transformer.  If it runs fine, switch back to the ZW and only use the A channel.  Does it work?  If not, switch to the other brick?  If that fixes the issue, you have a defective brick.  If still tripping you have a problem inside the ZW.

 

A channel feeds the ZW, so other channels won't work unless A has a brick supplying power.   G

thank you i'll try that.i know it works fine with a difference
transformer.i didn't think that was right how was working.

brian


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:16 AM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum <<br />alerts@hoop.la> wrote:

just hook up to one loop.and a total difference power pack work just
fine.so i'm not sure what's going on.i think it's just A brick side that
pops.i think it's the outer two control handles that are the problem.

brian




On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 9:18 AM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum <<br />alerts@hoop.la> wrote:

One brick feeds the A and B handle (via the jumper plug) and the other brick feeds the C and D.  I would plug the brick used on the D side into A and not plug in the other brick.

 

This way the ZW is powered up with A and B.  Run the loop on A and see what happens?  Than run on B and see what happens.  If now good, I would think the breaker in the one brick is bad.  But if both bricks trip I would think there is a problem in the ZW controller.

 

At that point you could try running off D with both bricks attached and see if it runs fine with no power out of A. At that point you may be able to salvage using b, c and d or at least some of the channels.   G 

have they had problem with these that you know of.

brian


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:35 AM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum <<br />alerts@hoop.la> wrote:

NO, though some have had issues with the controller board.  We still don't know what is bad, the brick or the controller.  Brick is an easy replacement.  ZW controllers are harder to come by.  G