Ok I know this has been discussed but I'm new and I've tried and failed. I called Lionel and reply was "cannot give instructions."
I have a CW 80 about 6-7 years old, and it works fine alone on the track, and a brand new 180 Power house 6-22983. I would like to use the 180 Brick just for track power and the CW 80 to activate the Gateman and other accessories, so I believe I need phasing do to the gateman. The CW 80 works the track power and gateman perfectly. I just need more power for trains.
I have been trying to phase the two. I have the 6-14194 adaptor on the Molex connector of the 180 brick as I run only the MTH DCS which works fine. After attaching the neutral ( the White of this 6-14194 adaptor) to the black (U) of the CW-80 if I turn on the Powerhouse and measure across the hot terminals ( black wire on the adaptor and red on the CW 80 ) I have the full 18 Volts. All the reading I've done says this is out of phase if you have this current across the red/hot terminals. This is without the CW 80 even plugged in.
I plug both into the same power strip, but as I say this current from the brick is there across the hot terminals without the CW 80 even plugged in. Of course when I plug in the CW 80 and raise the throttle the green light blinks with a short with only the neutrals connected? The opposite is also happening that if I only plug in the CW 80 and connect the neutrals I get the voltage from the CW 80 across the hot terminals. Please could anyone advise what am I doing wrong. Can the CW 80 and the 180 powerhouse be phased? Peter C.
