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<p>[quote user="bearman"]Lots of good advice here. Beware of one thing, though. The Digitrax Zephyr, which I have, is a great system but you may have problems running switches and accesories of of it. I won't, I'm in themiddle of buidling my layout, because I am going to operate the switches and accesories off another power pack. The Zephyr will easily handle your four locomotives, but depending on the draw of the switches and accesories, the 2.5 amps may not be enough. I suspect a starter system will be sufficient for your needs, since they are all expandable in case you decide to upgarde in the future. The big thing to remember is that once you buy a particular brand, then you are committed to that brand as another post has indicated.[/quote]</p><p>One person I know of runs his switches off a seperate digitrax power supply.</p><p>I have sufficient power availible to create a seperate power bus for my switches and accessories.</p><p>The Loconet allows expansion in a number of ways including additional boosters fed by thier own power.</p>
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