ZW and accessories

There is no maximum number of accessories as such. The maximum number of accessories will be limited to the total current draw which is just under the current rating of the circuit breaker in the transformer.

Larry

The internal breaker on a ZW pops at roughly 15,000  milliamps, depending on its age and condition.  Your average #53 bulb draws 120 milliamps.  So, if you're using this ZW for nothing but a string of light bulbs,  the answer is "a whole lot".  

Hope this helps!

Mitch 

Since you are referring to the "circuit breaker", I assume you are talking about the postwar 250/275 ZW.

The answer is... the same as on any/all handles. You have a total of 180-200 watts available, figure 1.5-3 watts per bulb if they are incandescent.

So what is the current rating of the ZW circuit breaker ?   If all the lamps are not lit at the same time, the amount that can be connected to one handle of a ZW is unlimited.  

The number of accessories does not matter.  What matters is how many will you be operating at the same time and what amperage they pull when operating.

Charlie

I don't do watts, volts, amps, etc. I studied philosophy in college and thus have no understanding of useful things.  I was hoping someone could give me a quick estimate based on the one or two light bulbs that buildings typically have in them. None of the buildings are operating.

All the buildings will be on all the time. I will light as many buildings as I safely can.  There will be no train on the circuit, just buildings. And thank you Charlie for the reply.

billhowell75 posted:

I don't do watts, volts, amps, etc. I studied philosophy in college and thus have no understanding of useful things.  I was hoping someone could give me a quick estimate based on the one or two light bulbs that buildings typically have in them. None of the buildings are operating.

Mitch gave you pretty good answer above: in the order-of-magnitude of 100  #53 bulbs, a common small 16V bulb.