Reply to "Post war ZW transformer circuit breaker pops after 5 - 10 minutes of running 3 trains simultaneously; what's up?"

Drummer3 posted:

Are my trains drawing too much current for a 275 watt ZW?  Here's what I am running :

1.  MTH PS1 Hudson with 4 MTH lighted passenger cars.

2.  Lionel Silver Spike passenger set - both diesels lighted as well as 3 lighted passenger cars.

3.  AF passenger train (1992), both diesels lighted and 4 lighted passenger cars.

The circuit breaker automatically resets after about 2 minutes, I guess when it cools down.

Do I need to put in a higher amp circuit breaker perhaps?

Any suggestions appreciated. 

First question: yes

Second question: only if you want to fry your electronics/start a fire on your layout....