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[quote user="mfm37"]A "short" error is indicated by walking o's on the Zephyr display. That would not be an indication that there was not enough power. A short would shut power down as you confirmed until theshort is cleared.[/quote] That's exactly what I don't get -- there are flickering walking o's, but no shutdown. And this was in the yard, 3 feet from the Zephyr. Far away from the Zephyr the entire layout shuts off for a split second, everything stopping.[quote user="mfm37"]A second Zephyr, a Digitrax  DB150, etc, would work. There are other boosters available from different manufacturers. All of them will put you in the $100 to $200 range depending on their size and external power supply. You may be able to get some use out of the Atlas Generator which is I believe a 3amp power supply. You would need to locate a booster that requires three amps or less and has the capability of being slaved to another system. No sure who makes one in that size anymore. If a three amp booster can be located, the Atlas generator could power it.[/quote] So the Atlas unit is just a generator, I need a booster unit as well?
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