Reply to "TMCC Lockon, TVS, Breaker? im so confused!"

@Matt Bollinger posted:

hi everyone. for the past few months, i have been trying to figure out how i can safely run my new electronic trains with an old 275 watt ZW and a KW. i tried TVS, but it shorted and the diode broke in half, i tried 8 amp breakers but they are to slow, and i read that the TMCC lockon with fast acting breaker only works with command control! I dont want a new transformer because i just got my ZW restored. thanks

Not sure where you read that the TMCC Lockon only works with command control. It can be used just fine with a ZW, with a Power Adapter Cable. See the Lionel Lockon instructions as shown below. Personally, I'd just use a Lockon with the Power Adaptor Cable and be done with it. The Lockons work great - I've used one for years.

"You also have the option to use a Power Adapter Cable (6-12893) that allows you to use any transformer, such as a CW-80 or a Post-War ZW, with your TMCC Direct Lock-on instead of a PowerHouse Power Supply. Follow these steps to connect the cable and refer to figure 2 on page 5. (Etc. - instructions go on from there)

• Manufacture: Lionel Trains
• Category: Power Supplies & Transformers
• Number: 6-12893
• Scale: O
• Price: $16.99

The Power Adapter Cable connects your transformer to a PowerMaster (6-24130) for operating TMCC and non-TMCC equipped locomotives.