Reply to "Reducing Lionel 180 Watt Power Brick"

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Soo Line posted:
Gents
2 Lionel 180 watt - 10 amp power bricks
One to be used for layout purposes.
The other intended for lighting ect However, the idea is to make the second brick AC adjustable from 18V AC to the desired voltage ie 14V AC. Preferably as well with a meter.
I've looked on line but found all the choices confusing and I'm not sure what would be appropriate
Appreciate some guidance in this area.
Thanks
Dave

Well, I won't question your reason for wanting to do that, but with the (un)availability of bricks what it is today I personally would sell the brick and use the proceeds to buy a pair of Lionel LW conventional transformers or something like that. That will give you the adjustable voltage you desire with no work!

I don't think you are going to find an economical "store bought" solution to do what you want, but if you really want to use the brick I might suggest using it to feed a couple of the MTH Z-Controllers.

3/12/1712:51 PM

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