@papajoewill posted:I received a GW-180 and hooked it up to the track. I expected a slight increase in voltage compared to MCR AH501, that transformer (was rated to) measured ~17.5v when warmed up. After hooking up the GW-180 I saw the voltage car light indicating what appeared to be over 18v. I thought it was advertised as 18v so I grabbed the multimeter and reading ~18.8v when cranked all the way up WOT. Pulling down the throttle - set to about 80% - put the voltage right on the18v mark.
I see in a manual I have and other places it says to not exceed 19v for Lionel trains but wondering if this is something to be concerned with? Basically, do I need to keep it turned down to 80%-18v on the dot to be safe, or can I crank it up and be A-ok with those readings? I assume no problem because it's a Lionel transformer.
Anyone with a multimeter and GW-180 handy that could test would be great!
Thank you,
Joe
Papajoewill, Hello, are you possibly interested in selling the MRC AH-501, if so may you PM me, Thanks Frank
