Powering Accessories with Wall Warts
Apr 19, 2020 0:36:02 GMT
Country Joe, dennym57, and 1 more like this
Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2020 0:36:02 GMT
So I did a thing. LOL
I'm paranoid about blowing the electronics in my K-Line Starlite Diner and Lionel Hobby Shop with over voltages. Both run just fine on 12v. However, my Z4K has accessory provisions for 10v and 14v. I could have used the 14v, but that's kinda pushing it for the diner IMHO.
Soooooo, I decided to see what each accessory was drawing as far as amperage. The diner draws 300mA (lights & sound only), while the hobby shop draws only 100mA, even with all the train sets running.
Then I went shopping for AC power supplies. I found that 500mA was the minimum current rating, and that's all I needed. 9.95 ea plus shipping.
Here's the AC-AC 12v 500mA power supplies I used:
And here is the result!
NOTE: This 500mA AC power supply WILL NOT run the K-Line Diner smoke unit. You will need a much higher rated power supply for that. I only run my lights.
I'm paranoid about blowing the electronics in my K-Line Starlite Diner and Lionel Hobby Shop with over voltages. Both run just fine on 12v. However, my Z4K has accessory provisions for 10v and 14v. I could have used the 14v, but that's kinda pushing it for the diner IMHO.
Soooooo, I decided to see what each accessory was drawing as far as amperage. The diner draws 300mA (lights & sound only), while the hobby shop draws only 100mA, even with all the train sets running.
Then I went shopping for AC power supplies. I found that 500mA was the minimum current rating, and that's all I needed. 9.95 ea plus shipping.
Here's the AC-AC 12v 500mA power supplies I used:
And here is the result!
NOTE: This 500mA AC power supply WILL NOT run the K-Line Diner smoke unit. You will need a much higher rated power supply for that. I only run my lights.
