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Reply to "MTH DCS Remote Set OLDER vs CURRENT"

Thank you, Zachariah, for your reply.

Now, I wonder if I need two TIU units to run my Postwar (conventional) trains on the sidings on my layout with the DCS Remote Control Set hooked up.

The reason is that I can only connect two pairs of wires from one of the Z4000 transformers to the variable voltage inputs on the TIU. Those wires will be connected to the 2 main lines of my layout.

The other two pairs of wires from the other Z4000 that powers the sidings, would need to be connected to the fixed voltage inputs on the TIU. That would be fine for running the MTH Proto 2 and 3 engines that need 22 volts from the Z4000 to run them with the remote. But, a Postwar locomotive on a siding would fly off the train table if I ran it from the Z4000 (not the remote) at 22 volts.

Does that make sense?

Is the solution to simply run the Postwar engine on a siding using the Z4000 at a voltage substantially lower than 22 volts? Will that work if the 2 pairs of wires from the transformer are connected to the fixed voltage inputs on the TIU?

Arnold

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