Great Thread - love to read the updates
Thanks!
Mike, regarding the 5vDC supply - As I said, above, if you have 12vDC available, or even 24vDC, you can 'buck' the higher voltage down to just about any level you desire. I just used one of these Buck-Step-Down modules for my new Menards American Power & Light building, which requires 4.5vDC. This little unit, priced at $2.45 and minimal S&H, has a three digit display that allows you to see the input voltage, the output voltage, and can be used to calibrate both the input and output! It can handle 2 amps, which is more than enough for many of our train applications.
The 3-digit display can be turned off . . .
- - - or turned on to display the input voltage (12.2v in this case - hard to read in the picture, but very plain in real)
--- or turned on to display the output voltage (4.5 in this case)
Very easy to use. I ordered five and the small S&H covered all five.
Alex