It's important to periodically check the voltage and amperage on your
Unitrack layout. For this I use a RRAmpmeter from Tony's Trains. I'm
not a stock holder in Tony's but I really like their products.
Monitoring the voltage and amperage is especially important in a DDC or DC layout.
Here is a link for the RRampmeter. You simply place the contacts on the track rails and it measures either the voltage or amperage. What you want is constant voltage on your layout for the entire length of an operating session.
You can also measure amperage which will tell you the amperage used if you run three trains at a time, plus 20 turnouts, plus lighted passenger cars and a signal system. This is especially important to DCC users.
Have fun with this...
Here is the link for the RRampmeter:
http:
//www.tonystrains/technews/rrampmeter
Monitoring the voltage and amperage is especially important in a DDC or DC layout.
Here is a link for the RRampmeter. You simply place the contacts on the track rails and it measures either the voltage or amperage. What you want is constant voltage on your layout for the entire length of an operating session.
You can also measure amperage which will tell you the amperage used if you run three trains at a time, plus 20 turnouts, plus lighted passenger cars and a signal system. This is especially important to DCC users.
Have fun with this...
Here is the link for the RRampmeter:
http:
//www.tonystrains/technews/rrampmeter
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