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Dave, thanks for the kind words.  Barry & I sometimes disagree on details, but you will never get bad advice from him.

 

I'm sure R-S did not manufacture anything, which means that somewhere those power supplies are still available.  Googling will probably turn up a source, and it will probably be cheaper than R-S.  Also, there are many power supplies available from outfits like Digikey, Mouser, & Jameco.  Since the TIU is fairly flexible on input voltage to the AUX port, these possibilities are worth checking.  Without AIUs, I'm willing to bet that using one R-S will handle both TIUs.  There is a two-fold test:  (1) Does everything work?  (2) Dies the power supply transformer get too hot to the touch?

 

For the general benefit of forumites, I have heard that these plug-in wall warts are a frequent source of house fires.  I was in the Brunswick RR Museum once, and smelled hot rubber.  The attendant and I searched, and eventually found that the plug in for a telephone was red hot.

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