I have an MTH Lo-V subway set that I want to use on its own strip of track. I thought of powering that track by using a Lionchief power brick. The question then arises, how do I power the MTH TIU?
I tried setting up a test track this morning. I plugged the Lionchief power brick into the wall and the track. That was my power source (connected directly to the track). I used a Fastrack terminal track to connect to the TIU: the Fastrack terminal track has two output wires (red and black) so I connected those two output wires to the TIU (red to red and black to black). I connected the Fastrack wires to the Fixed Voltage In1 on the TIU.
Power definitely got to the track, because the Lo-V lit up and made sounds. But the engine didn't react to any commands from the DCS handheld remote. I suspect this means no power got to the TIU. Has anyone tried powering the TIU from the tracks? Is this doable? Any tips or suggestions?
Many thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!