I'm planning to buy a PS1 steamer for my birthday and I have a few questions about getting it set up:
1. What type of battery should I put in and how do I put it in?
2. Will a Lionel Cw30 transformer work as power for the engine?
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The 9V rechargeable NiMh battery goes in the tender, usually four or six screws to remove the shell and replace the battery. I use EBL brand batteries, they're about $3 on Amazon.
The CW-30 is not suitable, the CW-xx line of transformers has a really ugly waveform and frequently drive the Protosound electronics nuts. Also, 30 watts is pretty marginal for running any full sized locomotive with smoke.
For PS/1, I recommend a pure sine wave transformer, it'll be the most likely to give you trouble-free performance.
What’s an inexpensive pure sine transformer that will work with Lionel’s FastTrack?
