In my latest renovations, I decide to add the old Lionel milk car (3462) and platform to one of my sidings near the edge of the table. Everybody always like the milkman throwing the cans out on the platform.
I am using two Z4000's to power the layout with both DCS and Legacy. The track is Fastrack. After inserting a Fastrack operating track (6-12054) I put the car on the track and pressed the button. At about 17 volts the milkman buzzed a lot but barely moved. Since it hadn't been used for a few years I figured it must be dirty. On my bench everything seem free, so I connect it to my old ZW and the cans were thrown across the room. Back on the layout virtually no movement. I isolated the center rail and moved the ZW to power the siding. Once again milk cans went flying.
I guess the bottom line is that these old solenoids do not like the power from the Z4000.
Has anyone got a work around or do I just get an old AC transformer to power that track?
