You can never have too much power! Or can you?

@CAPPilot posted:

11 - PH180 (4 came with a used ZW-C controller)

3 - PH135

1 - Z1000

1 - Z750

2 - Z500

3 PW transformers I inherited:  1033, KW, and a ZW 275.

1 - ZDC1

2 - Radio Shack 18/24 Volt wall plugs (for TIU)

Too much power?

For a small city... no  

More power! 

That would rival the 2.0 megawatt generator that runs my 1.2M sq ft campus 😂

Like Spinal Tap said....turning up to 11 !

Or lithium crystals.....😂😂😂😂😂

How many twinkling light bulbs are you stapling to your roof?

Good God, man!  What kind of fool question is that?    

"You can't be too rich, too thin, or have too much power!" - me.  

George

@CAPPilot posted:

A while back I was working on the layout with my wife and she noticed the stack of PH180 bricks on a back shelf and wondered why I had so many.  I went over and looked and sure enough, there were several.

That got me wondering just how much power I had.  Over the last 30 years or so whenever I went to a show or swap meet and saw a cheap brick, I would buy it.  $35 or less PH180s were not uncommon at smaller meets, got at least one PH135 for $10.  Never really kept track.  Well, I went looking and found what I hope was all of them and here is what I have:

11 - PH180 (4 came with a used ZW-C controller, $100 total)

3 - PH135

1 - Z1000

1 - Z750

2 - Z500

3 PW transformers I inherited:  1033, KW, and a ZW 275.

1 - ZDC1

2 - Radio Shack 18/24 VAC wall warts (for TIU)

Too much power?

I hope your track signal is more than 9.99999 😉

Power to the people!

 I thought I was bad with 8 bricks and a few starter transformers for Accessories.  Also I admit I  just picked up another 135 watt this last week because it was under $40 and couldn't pass it up.

Jim

This would fit in nicely with your collection. 

The Max for every two tracks, the Auxiliary for accessories and a couple of R-O-Ws for back up ought to be enough to handle any home layout.  John

Hmmm, let's see...

1 MTH Z4000

1 MTH Z1000

1MTH Z750

1 MTH Z500

(I may have more than one of each of the Z bricks. I forget?)

4 Lionel PH180 bricks

1 Bridgewerks 30 amp DC brick

1 Bridgewerks 25 amp DC control pack

1 Bridgewerks 15 amp DC control pack

1 MRC prodigy 1 with brick

and a partridge in a pear..........

now Where's Tommy Z's list?? If you want big trains, you need big power!

Our main layout runs on  18 Z4000's, 1 Right of Way, One ZWL, 6 MRC Dual O27 275 watt, One MRC 180 watt, 8 DC 4 amp supplies, and 2  600 watt landscape transformers.

Tom Snyder Layout runs on two classic ZW's

Bobby Bacala layout runs on a ZW with 4 180 watt bricks

Soprano layout runs on 3 z-1000's

Donated layout runs a ZW with 3 180 bricks

@bluelinec4 posted:

Our main layout runs on  18 Z4000's, 1 Right of Way, One ZWL, 6 MRC Dual O27 275 watt, One MRC 180 watt, 8 DC 4 amp supplies, and 2  600 watt landscape transformers.

Tom Snyder Layout runs on two classic ZW's

Bobby Bacala layout runs on a ZW with 4 180 watt bricks

Soprano layout runs on 3 z-1000's

Donated layout runs a ZW with 3 180 bricks

Hmmm, We have a winner! 

Guys, with that much power running through your tracks,  don't ever drop a screwdriver on the rails because it will be permanently welded in place!