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Team Digital BlocD8 power supply

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  • Member since
    March 2011
  • From: Westford MA
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Team Digital BlocD8 power supply
Posted by Tophias on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 5:32 PM

finally will be starting laying track and wiring a hidden staging yard with 8 tracks and a return loop.  Plan on using Team Digital BlocD8 for basic block (track) detection, to output to LEDs on fascia panel.  I'm looking for recommendations for a power supply.  Also, I will need to also use a Bdb2 (9 tracks total).  Do I need a separate power supply for it or can tie into the BlocD8 power supply?  Thanks all.

  • Member since
    March 2011
  • From: Westford MA
  • 543 posts
Posted by Tophias on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:32 AM

To those who use the BlocD8, what power supply do you use?  Would a Digitrax PS-14 work?  Any suggestions on relatively available power supplies?  Thanks all.

da1
  • Member since
    July 2006
  • From: Alberta, Canada
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Posted by da1 on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:54 AM

Good morning Tophias.

I have two blocD8 boards reporting occupancy in my hidden staging area via Loconet to several src16 I/O boards.  The two blocD8 boards are powered from a single 12Vdc, 7.2W wall-wort.

The wall-wort looks like it was salvaged from a router or ethernet hub.  I routinely scour bargain bins and flea-markets for filtered-DC wall-worts, and in one instance scored a bag of 'worts' for $3.

Keep your stick on the ice.
Happy New Year.
Dwayne A

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