Yep, John's got it right. The old 1033 was good for the past year, in building and testing my layout, but now I need to move to more wattage . I will probably keep it, and mount it under the table for running a few AC accessories, but not run trains. When that left-side lever goes mushy and starts to stall or stick, then you've got a transformer that won't blow a whistle or reverse direction properly.
Jacko, thanks for the suggestion. Yet on that new model, the throttle design would be problem for me. Lifting and lowering a lever just doesn't feel right to me.
If I buy a good rebuilt KW or LW from Trainz4mers, can anybody tell me exactly what I would need to buy and hook up to create an independent bell/horn switch? Do I just need to buy the small black plastic pad with the red button in the middle? Or, are there other components I would need to buy.
Thanks for all advice.
Mannyrock
