I have a 22' x 42' layout with a double mainline powered by an NCE PH-Pro 5 amp system. I run 4 to 6 sound locos at time, sometimes more. I don't need an additional booster, and I am sure that you don't either.
Rich
Alton Junction
No.
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Should be no problem running that with just the Zephyr. I've run as many as 8 locos at a time with my Zephyr, and 4 of those had sound.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Easy one, NO.
Just make sure you have enough feeders.
Springfield PA
It it highly unlikely that you would need a booster.
2.5A Zephyr is more than capable of running that many locomotives. If you are running a lot of long lighted passenger cars, perhaps you would start to hit the limits, but I doubt it. Make sure you do a decent job with the power bus and feeders and you will be fine.
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Hello, I am in the process of building a 13' by 9', HO scale, double-main line G-shaped layout. Each line (loop) is approximately 50-60 feet long. I have the Digitax Zephyr, it has 2.5 amps. I would like to run 2-3 trains max at a time, maybe one in each line and one in the yards. Do I need another booster?
Thanks in advance,
Pablo