Four engines, even with sound doesn't strike me as that much. It may be that at max draw, it isn't enough, but you are 'never' going to be maxing all of them at the same time, for practical purposes. Ten, on the other hand, is a lot. If the speed isn't changing, the voltage isn't changing, so I don't think you have a problem right now. But planning ahead is a good thing.
To really know what's going on, you could get one of these:
http://www.tonystrains.com/technews/rrampmeter.htm
You can measure the current and see if it is really a problem, or you can measure the voltage, in real time, as you operate.
Jeff But it's a dry heat!
When I was running the 4 F3's with my MRC 9500 they only pulled .5 amp and around 12 volts at 65% thottle. After running the 70's athearn's that seems Looooooooow.
Thanks for the tip on the meter as well, later when I do added the new bench it might be a must have.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
tstage wrote: Ken, If it were any other DCC system besides the Bachmann, I'd say look into it a bit more and go for it. However, since the E-Z Command is somewhat unique, I'd be VERY careful about hooking up anything other than their own 5-amp booster.You could also e-mail or call Tony's directly and ask them whether that particular booster would work with the E-Z Command. I would do that before taking a chance and inadvertantly frying it. For what it's worth... Tom
Ken,
If it were any other DCC system besides the Bachmann, I'd say look into it a bit more and go for it. However, since the E-Z Command is somewhat unique, I'd be VERY careful about hooking up anything other than their own 5-amp booster.
You could also e-mail or call Tony's directly and ask them whether that particular booster would work with the E-Z Command. I would do that before taking a chance and inadvertantly frying it.
For what it's worth...
Tom
Actually, you can hook E-Z Command up to a Lenz booster. It was (and still is) recommended before bachmann introduced the booster.
I guess my question would be do you really want to have $200+ dollars in the bachmann setup? Not trying to be rude or anything, but just a thought.
Of course if you really like it....it would be a great investement.
Chuck
Jdtractorboy, not rude at all and wonder the same thing as well at times.
Here is what I have found out from MRC, Charles seems to think there would be no problems with using the Power Station 8 with the Bachmann EZ command. It would all so work with a Zephier, NEC, MRC etc. So it is not like I can not use it with other DCC systems and would be thrown away when I out grow my EZ Command.
Here is a nother reason I am lerry of going to another DCC system. Last week I took my GE AC 6000 Blue Line with a digitrax DN163 decoder (I know it in scale but it is a tight fit being N scale) in it to change when the brakes come on. After Ken of K-10 Trains played with the CV's I took it home. Brakes still don't work right and now the 6000 move at a 3rd of the speed it use to. I think we changed the speed setting to yard work CV?
All so called Tonys Train and spoke with another Ken, he thinks I am nuts as well. Told me to go with NEC easyer to use than Digitrax and all most fool proof.
Tim Allen he is my Hero. But I never had to vist a E R because of to much power.
....yet........
conrail92 wrote:Hey sorry to butt in but... I never seen this product before looks nice, Any chance this could work with a MRC prodigy express?