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Post by petehuse on Jan 21, 2013 15:26:30 GMT -8
Greetings folks, this is my first post! I have an HO scale layout with a fair amount of lighted buildings, street lamps, etc, both in 1.5v and 12v flavors. The problem I have is powering all of this. I currently have a couple of the Minitronics 1.5v "wall warts", but they dont seem to power more than around 10 bulbs before they get too dim. For the 12v, I have a couple dedicated Tech II power packs strictly to run the lamps, and they tend to overheat and cycle when I run about 15 bulbs. I believe I am using mainly the minitronics grain of wheat bulbs. So I have been shopping on Ebay for low voltage power supplies, and have on-order a used Cenco device that has a variable voltage output (0-12v), and up to 5 amps (about $80). Has anyone had good luck using these laboratory type devices for hobby use? Thanks!
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