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[quote user="piercedan1"]As long as you have DC power  for the 27mhz TE and do not exceed 24 volts, it will work just fine. FYI, the 75mhz on board spec is 28 volts max. The original LGB power packs were .5 amp and had half wave rectification, sound units hum when using this supply. The 1 amp LGB power packs are good for small trains, but neither of these should be used for the train engineer as the current is too low. [/quote]   The 1 amp 50081 series of LGB power packs work well with the some of Crest Train Engineers.  I have used them that way.  I am talking specifically about the Orange colored budget TE and the older 5 amp TE which I don't think they make anymore....its too bad because that 5 amp unit was small enough to fit into a boxcar. The current needed really depends on what you have running on the rails.  I can get about 3.5 hours of constant running of a Krokodile with about 8 cars in tow with a 50081.  Then the pack will overheat and the breaker will snap....it must cool down before it will go again.  For outdoor ops, I don't recommend just using 1 ampere supply. I have noticed LGB has changed vendors - the 50081 series has Buhler on one of my packs and Stegner on the more recent one.  Nevertheless, hook these two puppies together in series with a LGB throttle, and you get beefy power. Regards, Tom M.
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