I'm thinking of buying a Bridgewerks Magnum 20SRM power controller. What I would like to know is what do I need to get to go with this product? I want to be able to walk around my garden,(which is very large just about 500ft of S.S.Track), without being hooked up directly to the controller. I'm using Aristo Craft Train Engineer at this time and running three USA locomotives, its not doing the job I want. These Three locomotives, along with 21 cars are pushing the 10amp Train Engineer to the max (8 and 9 Amps). Can I use the T.E. Remote with Bridgewerks products or not? I need product names and model numbers to help me get what I need.
I have a question, have you measured the actual current? I have run more that that number of USAT locos and on a longer train and not pulled that much amperage.
Regards, Greg
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No I have not measured the actual current Greg. How do you go about measuring actual current? When I run two of the locomotives, I have no problem. But that third locomotive, when ran with the two other ones, thats when the amperage starts going up. Any suggestion on how to solve my problem?
You can buy a meter from Harbor Freight for about 5 bucks that will measure up to 10 amps..
Set to measure amps, you put it in series with one of the track power leads.
Usually the current for a train is pretty constant, even when adding locos (to the same train) plus a little bit for the lights and whatever else is in the loco.
Measuring it will let you know if all the locos draw about the same, or if one loco adds a lot more current draw.
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