Re: Discussion item

[Scott A Smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>]

The IC control unit shows doing this, putting two in parallel,  in their
instructions.  
On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 10:46:11 -0600 "Ira Schneider"
<ira_schneider@Iname.com> writes:
> Scott,
> 
> Is it safe to connect two transformers in parallel to double the 
> available current?
> 
> I seem to remember that putting two voltage sources in parallel can 
> cause problems if
> they are not EXACTLY matched.  If one voltage source supplies more 
> voltage than the
> other one, power can flow from the higher voltage source to the 
> lower voltage source instead
> of to the load.
> 
> I am not sure about this one.  Does Lionel recommend connecting 
> their transformers
> together to increase the power output?  Or, is there a power 
> engineer in the group that
> knows for sure whether or not this is feasible?
> 
> FYI:  The MTH DCS manual recommends drawing a maximum of 12 amps 
> through the TIU.
> This would be 216 watts.  Currently, track 2 is controlled by the 
> MTH TIU.
> 
> 
> Ira
> 
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