Hello all and happy monday!
I'll get right into it (hopefully this is in the right subforum). Basically, I have the starter LionChief Polar Express kit from last year, and I'm planning to slowly upgrade it. This year I would love to be able to upgrade the engine and tender to the LionChief Plus 2.0 Polar Express. Does anyone know if I can run the LC+ 2.0 on the basic track system that comes in the starter kit? Here is what I have (taken from the online listing because I'm such a newbie and don't know the terms haha):
Eight curved O36 FasTrack track sections, one 10” straight FasTrack Plug-Expand-Play power lock-on section, one FasTrack terminal section, two 10” straight, FasTrack sections, Wall-pack power supply, LionChief remote for locomotive
From the research I did, the LC+ 2.0 will need to be controlled by the Lionel app because it doesn't come with a controller of its own (which I'm fine with). And I think that the LC+ 2.0 has the same minimum diameter, so my greatest concern is whether I would need a different power supply? I read that someone recommended the Lionel CW80 (?) transformer, and when I was looking at the different power things online, I got really intimidated by all the options (lol). They're also all sold out on the site I'm shopping on, so at the earliest I could get one is March (which would miss Christmas). Would it be alright if I continued using the wall pack this year and upgraded to the CW80 next year? Can the LC+ 2.0 still run with the amount of power provided by the wall pack?
Also, other than the power supply, is there anything else I should know about running a LC+ 2.0?
Thank you all so much!! I appreciate any help/advice you can offer me!
