Mike, this pretty much just changed one of my fundamental thoughts on how it is done as well. Plus, being able to run conventional on any loop, with the hand held remote, is great! Right I just have two loops on a 4 x 8 sheet but plans for much more later as I learn more. I am looking forward to trying this out.
Dave, I knew there was a seperate way to do conventional running with a z4k, but I don't have one and will likely not be getting one any time soon. I do however love that I can take the brick from a starter set and run the way Barry described! Fortunately my starter sets were a little older so they came with 75 watt bricks instead of 50.
Fyi - I made my own jumper to go from the barrel jack on the brick to the tiu. All you need is a size M female barrel jack, got some fromthe local 'shack, two leads and a bit of solder. The one I made myself was $3 or $4 total plus a little bit of time.
