Transformer question

What is your source of power for your track now, a 180W PowerHouse running through your PowerMaster?

Yup. The Powermaster is connected to a 180 watt transformer(PowerHouse?). Is that what they call a brick? Anyway it came with the power controller as a set. The controller which looks like the old style conventional ones is eliminated. I'm assuming its original role was to both vary a locomotive's speed and supply a constant 18 volts for accessories through separate terminals. Sorry...I'm not too hip on the technical designations.

Thanks Mark. Here's what I've got and how I connected it. The screw terminals attach to a bus to which track feeder wires attach. The Powerhouse power supply plug was initially connected to the Power Controller. So...do I reconnect it to the controller, the controller to track ( actually it goes to a bus to which feeder wires connect) and in my case the red and black wires are attached to that bus and I don't use the doghouse shaped input on the PowerMaster? The Base 1L then becomes a doorstop? Sorry about the bad sentence structure.

Hooking onto your thread.

Why do you still need the speed controller with the power master. Unless you bought the 6-37947 set, you wouldn't have a speed controller.  Would you have to buy something to take its place?

Initially, I was running conventional and using the accessories posts to power fastrack switches. I currently have to use a 40 watt transformer that came with my docksider set to power the switches, but it barely has enough oooomph to really snap them whereas the PowerController's accessory posts would.

Thanks Mark! I sorta thought I was missing something and you confirmed it. I appreciate all...and I mean....all your advice and direction.

phil

Thanks again, Mark! The power cord arrived the other day and I just now connected it as per your instructions and all is well. The switches are much happier (snappier) now.  Here's some photos of my small layout.