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Reply to "Phasing multiple types and brands of transformers together question."

In your case, I would reference the first two - 1033 & KW - to the PowerHouse brick. If out of phase at first check, flip the 1033 & KW plugs.  Then bring in the AF transformer, and then the CW. The CW, you will find, will not have a clear right or wrong way to connect, just designate the "U" posts as common to the layout and the A & B outputs will work fine(for 2006 & newer versions).

If no outputs of the accessory transformers are used to control trains between power districts, they really don't need to be in phase, and on really large layouts there are advantages to having them out of phase to reduce voltage drops over long wire runs.

Sometimes I need to reverse a plug polarity and I just use these and jam the polarized plugs the wrong way into the soft plastic of these adapters if the input polarity needs to be switched on an added transformer instead of switching everything else around.

 

Last edited by ADCX Rob

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