Just finished part 1 of my bedroom layout, two separate loops around the ceiling. I plan to run lighted passenger trains on them. Each is 45-50' of track with 8 power feeds to 12 Ga bus wires, one to each center rail with a common/shared bus for the outer rails and the U-posts daisy-chained.
Wondering what transformers (of what I own) I should use for the ceiling loops? One passenger train has 7 cars O27 cars, and the others are shorter, 5-6 cars. I haven't run any of them yet.
I have 7 PW transformers: 2 RWs at 110W, 2 LWs at 125W, a TW at 175, and 2 1033s at 90w. I also have 2 modern transformers: an 80W Lionel BW which has a separate brick and throttle and an 80W Williams/AtlasIR 1000080. I also have a PW ZW but REALLY want to keep it for our carpet-central Christmas Layout because it takes up little floor space.
I really don't want to run more wires for blocks but will if that's the best option. I definitely don't want to buy a new transformer since I have plenty of them.
If I find the trains running sluggishly, I'm thinking the simplest thing is to replace the incandescents with LEDs.
Suggestions?
