@TedW posted:cjack, we have had this discussion before. The ZW-L in conventional mode, will keep the voltage at the level set by the handles when turned off then on. I’ve been running my layout like this for over four years. Handle stays raised to 18 volts each time it’s turned on.
The only problem I see with this option is that using the panic button will not cut power to tracks if you are running in conventional. I use the panic button often as trying to run 4 trains on one loop can get very confusing.
If this is not correct, please let me know.
The other thing I personally dislike about the ZW-L is the meters. Unless you touch the B or C handle, there are no reading for those outputs. An even if there was, unless you are right up on the transformer, you cannot read it anyway.
Don
