In moving my track power supply I blew the fuse in my Powermaster. I read through earlier posts and tried all the suggestions short of wiring in a breaker, wirh no luck. I'll try Lionel today, but I'm not very optimistic.
My question is what would the impact be if I used a 7A or 8A fuse? My layout isn't very big, single track with sidings, approximately 10'x12'.
Thank you in advance for your wisdom.
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"My question is what would the impact be if I used a 7A or 8A fuse?"
It works as intended.
7A times 18V is 126 Watts- plenty for even a larger train.
I may run run a Legacy and LC+2.0 simultaneously.
Thanks VB
Tony
If you're blowing an 8 amp fuse with two locomotives, something else is wrong. My Vision Line Big Boy's with all the smoke units active and pulling 20 cars draws around 4 amps running.
Hi John, the problem was that I moved my transformer, Powermaster, and Legacy Cab-1L base. When I turned on the power after the move, I didn't realize my contacts to the track were touching.
Since the Powermaster came with a 7.5A fuse, is it safe for the Powermaster and Legacy electronic to use an 8A fuse, or should I just go with a 7A fuse?
Thanks.
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