MartyE posted:Moonman posted:MartyE posted:Another thing to consider, I was told by Mike Reagan, that the 180W bricks would drop more voltage than a 135W under load. I have proven this at a friends layout using both bricks. He went with the 135W because it dropped less voltage with a load. The 180 was dropping down to 15V the 135 only to 17V.
Your mileage may vary.
Hmmn - interesting Marty... how much of load - like the 3 amps of incandescent lighted cars Richard had on the track or more?
He was running a VL Big Boy with the 3 smoke units and sound cars.
Definitely more than three amps - still, thanks for insight - I had never measured or observed the state during train operation.
