Power Supply?

BakerJohn

BakerJohn

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I am looking for another power supply for my g locos. The LGB 50030 I have would work much better for DC shunting rather than running a full train. I ran my new loco today for maybe 30 minutes until it gave up (got too hot). Though, the weather may have had something to do with it...
If anyone has a suggestion of ANY brand that will work for running my locos, I would really appreciate it.
 
What locomotives do you run and what current do they draw? What is you upper limit on cost? What new locomotives are you looking at buying?

Nathan
 
So what you want is a power supply and speed controller together... yes, that is a 7 VA unit, miserable, about 1/3 of an amp...

So, when you give the information Nathan asked, we can give some good advice.

I have an MRC Power G, 10 amps, last one I'll ever need to buy... but they are not cheap.

Perhaps you can find an LGB "throttle" and buy a more robust power supply, like 5 amps.

Greg
 
This side of the Pond, a lot of analogue folks recommend the Helmsman units, very good quality and reliability coupled with a "lifetime" warranty - but I'm not sure if that is any use to you, I don't know if they have a US distributor at all....?

You COULD keep your eyes open for an LGB "JUMBO" unit, though they tend to go for good money if you can find one these days.

Jon.
 
I have been using a 10 amp meanwel power supply for many years.

Don’t go for a “cheap one”. They are expensive over time.

I agree with Greg’s suggested LGB throttle. Bulletproof.
 
I recommend meanwell's when you only want a power supply, but it looks like Bill has asked to replace a unit that is a throttle and a power supply. The MRC is the only one I can honestly recommend stateside for this, the smaller MRC units fail very often and are rated in misleading VA... I had a 6200 and it could barely run a bigger loco.

There's pretty much no competition otherwise, other than the USA trains units (not that reliable) or the Bridgewerks units (expensive)... or like I said, if you find an LGB throttle, you could add the meanwell if you did not mind 2 units and the non-user friendly packaging.

Greg
 
I'm willing to buy what will last. At the moment my largest loco is my LGB Forney, but that'll be run on battery power soon. Ultimately it's just small locos Im trying to run on battery power. Such as my new Bachmann Toby. (See my post on my Leeds Hill Railroad thread!) The only other loco I would be running on the railroad is my father's Stainz when he comes to visit or when another guest brings a loco to run.
 
You should be able to get by with an MRC Large Scale power pack. They have made several different ones over the years. I have two of them for the few times I am not running DCC. Both have been reliable.

Nathan
 
When I used to run track power, I had excellent luck with LGB's 5 amp power supply and separate throttle. I think their numbers are 50110 and 50170. I never had any problems with overheating, even in the hottest weather. I ran mostly LGB locos and some were dual motored large locomotives like the 2085 Mallet.

You could solve all of your issues by coming over to the dark side ( Battery Power ). You may or may not be familiar with G Scale Graphics electronic products. If not have a look at his site.
 
Madman said:
When I used to run track power, I had excellent luck with LGB's 5 amp power supply and separate throttle. I think their numbers are 50110 and 50170. I never had any problems with overheating, even in the hottest weather. I ran mostly LGB locos and some were dual motored large locomotives like the 2085 Mallet.

You could solve all of your issues by coming over to the dark side ( Battery Power ). You may or may not be familiar with G Scale Graphics electronic products. If not have a look at his site.
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I'm working on transitioning to battery power, Dan. But, it's a slow process. I have everything but the transmitter and receiver, which I'm waiting on.
 
I have always built my own power supplies, always to a safe standard were mains voltage is involved.
 
Rough rule of thumb, 12-24 volts, and 2 amps per motor that you want to run at the same time. That should run most things.
 
John,

I have a LGB 5007 controller, 2 LGB 5006 (220V) transformers, and a 110V to 220V, 300VA (I think) step-up autotransformer available. All are in good working order. If you are interested in one or more of these items I will part with them for a very reasonable price. Send me a PM.

Phil S.
 
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