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       #Post#: 3056--------------------------------------------------
       Limited power from LW transformer
       By: Bope Date: December 27, 2023, 2:27 pm
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       I am trying to resurrect my train set from my childhood. It
       probably has not been set up for at least 30 years. It is an O
       gauge that my father bought in the early '60's. I hooked up the
       LW transformer and you can hear the engine gets some power when
       turning on the transformer and the light in the bumper at the
       end of a siding fluctuates depending on the controller position.
       If I put a multimeter on the variable output or the constant 18V
       or 14V posts I get no reading. Again I can hook the constant
       voltages to the track and the bumper lights up but the train
       engine just hums a little. Any idea what could be wrong with the
       transformer? It must be putting out some current but not enough
       for the multimeter to read. I did put the meter on a battery and
       it read 1.5V so it is not the meter.
       #Post#: 3058--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Limited power from LW transformer
       By: Bope Date: December 28, 2023, 9:56 am
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       I thought for sure these trains ran on DC. Switched the
       multimeter to AC and all of a sudden I have voltage. Nothing
       seems to be wrong with the transformer. Now need to see why the
       engines won't run. They may need some more TLC.
       #Post#: 3059--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Limited power from LW transformer
       By: Bope Date: December 28, 2023, 11:48 am
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       Also found a switch that was shorting the track. After 30+ years
       it is running once again.
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