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Need to slow down train

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Posted by Penny Trains on Monday, November 19, 2018 7:25 PM

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Posted by Roger Carp on Monday, November 19, 2018 4:49 PM

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Posted by alpad on Monday, November 19, 2018 3:52 PM

ok, weird - now I do get hits, but didn't before.  Anyway, that is what I have.  None of the links that came up were useful for my question though.  Most were ebay sales.

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Posted by lionelsoni on Monday, November 19, 2018 3:24 PM

I Googled "AC1803000" and came up with this:

Lionel Transformer & Controller 77 Watt AC1803000

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Posted by alpad on Monday, November 19, 2018 12:49 PM

My apologies.  I did search the community but did not find anything that answered my particular question.  The transformer is just a plain black one labeled Lionel, with a large round speed dial, a forward/reverse button, and a horn (I assume) button.  On the back it has "Use 3 amp power pack only".  The power supply is a brick with no brand, model AC1803000, I/P 120VAC 60Hz 77 W, O/P 18 VAC, 3A.  Searching the part # on the web did not come up with this power supply.

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Posted by lionelsoni on Monday, November 19, 2018 11:44 AM

This question has been asked very many times in the past; so you might try the "Search the Community" feature to see what suggested solution might fit your situation.

In any case, what you may be able to do depends a lot on what transformer or power supply you're using; so you might post that for the benefit of those who can suggest something specifically for what you've got.

 

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Need to slow down train
Posted by alpad on Saturday, November 17, 2018 9:05 PM

I have a Lionel O-27 gauge train that I want to set up for my 2 1/2 yr old grandaughter.  But I did this a number of years ago for my grandson, and the problem is that the controller only needs a relatively short turn to get the train going so fast it comes off the track on curves.  How can I decrease/cut the power going to the train so that it would take a much larger turn of the dial to get it going fast?  (Hopefully I am explaining this well enough.)

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