Quick update- purchased another ph-180, same sku from the same store and it had the same problem...and of course the same solution! I’ve started running my layout in passive mode ever since I bought a TPC 300 And TPC 400 over the summer. And @gunrunnerjohn , before you tell me I should’ve just bought the Legacy powermaster- the TPCs were $30 and $20 respectively. That said, Legacy PM is on my list down the road. Anyway, the circuit breaker protection in the PH-180s is amazing. The PH-180s are connected to the TPCs, the TPCs connect to MTH terminal blocks(TVs on each block) and I run an in-line fuse between the TPCs and the terminal blocks(1 for each). I use ATC, ATM and AGC fast-acting fuses- preferably 5amps but sometimes at 10. That said, when I use the 10amp fuses and there’s a short- the Powerhouse circuit breaker trips first 90% of the time. I don’t know if that’s how it should work, I’d assume that the in-line fuse would blow first, however that’s what happens. Regardless, point is that the tape trick worked again.
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