made this video today that pushed the limits of my DCS Commander. While in motion I couldn't turn on the smoke w/o popping the breaker. I think it would be cool to see everyone's layout power limit. Kinda like seeing how fast your car can go!
video here- uploaded from i-phone.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Puf1I9JznLk
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I can't find the video now, but last year at the NJ-HR Trainstock we ran four Vision Line Big Boys in a monster MU configuration. We couldn't run any smoke as that pushed us way over the 10 amps and tripped the breakers. 
I have run 3 W/WBB SD90's with a Lionel 2245C TX SPECIAL F3B unit to run my 6 car 15" AL W TX SP passenger train!
Check out Tom Zemanek's youtube channel. Just type in TommyZTrains. Here is one of his new vids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwYIbacdqOQ
VLBB with aux tender, VL sound reefer, P&WV Heavy Mikado, and LI B6sb, all with smoke units on (Where applicable.). What a sight to behold, with eyes and ears, in my little room. And the meter on the transformer didn't show over 5 amps. So after my birthday, I'm sure to try it again with a Ten Wheeler thrown in.
ZWL: 4 passenger 7 cars sets with incandescent lighting sitting in the yard with appropriate locomotives, one Legacy BigBoy pulling 30 cars, and one berk pulling 7 heavy weights lit up, went to climb up a 3 percent grade... every thing was ok, then went to put the smoke unit on the Berk and finally popped the circuit.
How about six MTH Big Boys and just for luck, two Challengers?
GRJ, With that kind of motive power, I was expecting a 200 car coal drag behind it.
It should have had at least 200 cars, maybe a lot more! .
I would post my video but it seems i can't access my channel. you can try and Google...................... O gauge three rail train 100 feet long
Clem k
Holy crap, GRJ!!! That's a sight to see! 
- Greg
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