Stephen G posted:Can an updated PW ZW be used for accessories on a layout controlled with legacy and Lionel 180 powerhouses? What is the correct way to wire? Should I use circuit breakers for protection? I will be using buss wire.
Stephen;
If I understand your question correctly, you have a layout which uses Legacy and 180 powerhouses and now wish to add a PW ZW. If that is correct, than I would say that there will be no problem running accessories from the ZW (I use 2 PW ZW’s to control my Legacy layout and all lights/accessories). Your current setup carries the Legacy signal, so the ZW is basically a stand-alone. You will just have to run the wires from the accessories to the common and A/B/C/D terminals on the ZW and then set the appropriate voltage for each terminal.
To the best of my knowledge, if you are just using the ZW for accessories, you shouldn’t need fast acting circuit breakers; they are only needed to prevent shorts from frying the electronics in modern engines when they derail - hopefully someone else will be able to verify that!!!
