I want to make a tray with a box to hold amp and volt meters to monitor my control my test station. I will be using a 990, a legacy powermaster and what I had hoped my cw80. After reading the power master lit more thoroughly I realized the leagacy powermaster isn’t compatable with the transformer. My question is what would be the more appropriate power supply.
obx
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A 180 Watt powerhouse is what largely the Powermaster series was designed to use.
http://www.lionel.com/products...ower-supply-6-22983/
Otherwise you have to use the cable adapter or make your own to use another ideally 18V AC power source.
PowerMaster Adapter Cable (6-12893)
@Vernon Barry posted:A 180 Watt powerhouse is what largely the Powermaster series was designed to use.
http://www.lionel.com/products...ower-supply-6-22983/
Otherwise you have to use the cable adapter or make your own to use another ideally 18V AC power source.
PowerMaster Adapter Cable (6-12893)
This is going to set on my dining room table. Originally I was going for a nostalgic look in wood tray. It’s about moving all parts simultaneously. I had purchased 1033 just to power the track. I had to send it back. Then I thought about going deeper into this project. Newer power for newer engines. I have several PW engines. Where does the madness stop? I was looking at the bricks earlier. I wasn’t considering the 180 to run a single engine. Thanx for the info.
obx
Powermaster power source can also be from any pure sine wave transfomer set to ~ 18 Volt output. I use mine with a Postwar ZW 275 Watt.
An adapter cable like Vernon mentioned is required.
You could use a 1033- again with that cable, set to a fixed voltage. PowerMaster Adapter Cable (6-12893)
The key is- don't use an electronic transformer type as the power source with the powermaster.
So CW-80, GW-180, MTH Zcontroller, ZW-C, ZW-L, K-line Powerchief 120- MRC Dual power O27 AH101- all examples of electronic controlled transformers.
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