i bought one then it stoped working the red light indcating a short came on. took it over had a new cord put on they told me all voltage was right.
Tried it agin same thing red light, tried my 80 watt works fine .what could cause this it has to be the transformer, open breaker??????woody
If you have an idea e mail me. shroty@msn.com.........thanks
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the red light indicates a short. does the red light come on immediately?If so the circuit breaker could be bad. Turn all the throttles to zero. Does it turn on after a while?
These are simple electrically and unless the winding is shorted cheap and easy to fix.
Don
I'd replace the circuit breaker with a modern one, I use automotive cartridge types. External circuit protection for attached equipment is also a good idea.
I understand the nostalgia trip that using old transformers provides. But, do yourself a favor and get a modern transformer. Your trains will thank you.
For example mine has microprocessor controlled circuit breakers that sense a short and kick out in a couple hundred milliseconds -greatly minimizing the damage from shorts.
The circuit breakers in those old transformers -- if they work at all -- are so slow that you can melt wheel sets or destroy electronics well before they kick in.
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