Can you share more pictures of your setup? Are you just using that one plug for the entire track? What is the SKU on the transformer you're using (180-WATT POWERHOUSE™ POWER SUPPLY SKU: 6-22983?) Do you just run the accessories off the track power? Are you using any accessories that require separate AC Power (at a different voltage)? Why did you choose that particular connector?
Right now I've got the LIONCHIEF 72-WATT POWER SUPPLY (4 AMP) SKU: 6-81603 running the track including several Christmas lighted sections. I use another DC power supply to run to an accessory FastTrack that uses auxillary power to run all the plug n play Lionel items. Everything seems to run great even with 2 or even three locomotives. I was looking at the CW-80 since that is new. I also heard Lionel has a pigtail to barrel plug connector (although I'm sure I can get some off amazon too). That would allow me to keep the existing barrel plug fasttrack. And I could still run DC to the auxillary port for plug n play (so I don't take amps from the CW-80).
If I ever wanted to get into accessories that run off AC, of course I'd need to make the switch. But right now that would mean a large expansion I don't have room for.
How many different powered sections do people normally run? And do they separate them?
