Reply to "4 z1000 bricks vs 1 z4000"

RJROGR Forum Member

I am using a single PH180 (replacing a postwar ZW) brick to power two TIU variable channels set to fixed, which means they power up the tracks immediately when 120-volt switch is turned on. 2-3 seconds after that power up, all locos in my yards click. Been this way for a couple of years and haven't had a problem yet. The breaker is fast; maybe too fast, as a wheel flange brushing the center rail on a switch will pop it.

I agree with GRJ, that the PH180 is the best way to go, unless you want to use a Z4000 receiver to remotely vary output of a Z4000 connected to fixed terminals.

Having said that, Lionel changed the manufacturer of the PH180, and I will express no opinion as to the quality of the current PH180 compared to the one from a few years past.

2/9/1810:22 AM

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