Thanks Guys, i will be very carefull , i have already set up a track of about 15m in lenghh with the 4052, next set up will be a large track of about 50m in total length and will be controlled by the LGB Jumbo unit i just bought .
i have a few questions about the jumbo unit, can it hurt the 4052 train, can it make it faster that the standard controller i have ? can i use all of its features with out harming the 4052 ? i have a few more questions but will read the manual first ( i ahve downloaded it ) . i paid a lot of money , a very lot for the JUMBO ( please dont tell me it wasnt neccessary as i have bought and paid for it now ) , i really want to learn how to use it and use it to control the 4052 ( and will get a 4051 also but use isolators and run it with a different transformer probably will see.....
1. Read the instructions of the Jumbo carefully. If there are any questions, ask here... (I know, you will do
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2. To test it, you don't need 15m of track, a circle or oval would be enough.
3. Did you buy this LGB 50100? It has 10 A (you can run with it 10 motors or locos with 1 motor or 5x 4052...) at 24 V!!!
You have to pay attention with this transformer!!! The locos are very fast at 24 V (faster isn't better), but they aren't that very long. I would not threw full voltage on the tracks, only a little more than half (half = 12 V, => ~14 V), that's important for the life of the motors!! The playmobil motors are made for 14 V only.
