SANTIAGOP23 posted:Martin Derouin posted:I just wired a rectifier to my AC transformer so I would have DC when needed...
Marty
SAME
You guys are missing the point.
What GunrunnerJohn has suggested is a separate and independent source of very cheap DC power. Putting a rectifier on your AC transformer will certainly provide some DC power, but you are drawing it from the same AC transformer that may be close to maxed out just powering the trains you run. This method avoids that problem and provides a source of very clean, smooth and heavily filtered DC power for the other needs you may have on your railroad.