Lionel 180W PH to TIU

I use 4 180W Powerhouse Bricks for track power... one each is connected to each of the 4 TIU inputs (Var1,Fxd1,Fxd2,Var2); I have used them this way for 6 years now without any problems... The breakers in the bricks are very fast and always have tripped when there's been a short...

I forget how I made the connection from the bricks to the TIU;I am not near the layout now but I can look at it tomorrow... let me know if you need this info...

Thanks, Jim. Appreciate the info. I'm good on making the brick to TIU connection. I was just worried about the speed of the breakers in the PH.

George

I use 4 180 bricks as well and just took off the spade tips and connected banana plugs. Works great for me.

I have used the power bricks for about 7 years as well, radio shack makes an adaptor to receive the Lionel plug so you don't have to cut it off

I use 4 Lionel 180 bricks (along with 3 Z4000 and MRC Pure) without any issues with each having an input into a TIU channel. I cut a couple of connections off and on the others I used a Lionel cable that I tnen used to connect to the TIU. The breakers are fast and I found that they take a load slightly better than my Z4000. With multiple consists on a loop (including the Acela), closing the Acela doors would trip the Z4000 and the doors would not close. The same loop and consists did not have any issues with the Lionel 180 brick.

I do it that way to straight to the tiu .. I just cut the plugs off and stuck the wire in the hole and tighten it down...The breakers on the 180s are super fast..

Thanks for the replies.

I've got another question. Where do you tie the commons together? At the TIU input side or the after the output?

Thanks,

George

TIU output side. I started a thread on this about a month ago. It got really long! Might want to search on it.

Mike

Thanks, Mike. I found the topic. Very informative read.

George