All,

Thanks for the tips. I found a link to AnyRail on another post, so I am trying to load up my current plans.

We got a 220volt Thomas boxed set to start with and have been expanding on it.

Ordered online for the extra bits, and Bachmann don't list 110 or 220 on their website so I never guessed it would be different to what we already had.

Don't suppose anyone knows a website in the UK selling the power packs (I don't think I need the speed controller) at 220 volts ?

GC

Thanks Jerry.

I am struggling to get my son's turntable operational. Your comment that the main track should only be accessed from spur #4 may explain why I was failing when I connected more than one spur.

I ordered a second power power pack and promptly blew it up, I forgot that USA uses 100volt and I turbo charged it on 220volts. Now I need to try to find a power pack using 220 volts - grrrr!

You say that if the main track (not just sidings) have to be "insulated" to be connected to any spur other than #4. Can you please explain in small words to me what you mean ?

Cheers
GC

@Jerry,

We have the http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=209 power pack from the Thomas set.

We have the http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=3627 motorised turntable from bachmann.

We DO have the track hooked up to the 4th junction as per the piece of paper that came with it.

Problem is we only have one of the power packs atm, and it only has 1 output socket.  So we either plug in the turntable, or we plug in the http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=233 powered re-railer track piece. (From Thomas starter set)

I think we are DC not DCC, but I am not totally sure on the difference - is DCC the programmable whizzy expensive controller? (because we don't have that)

Does the power pack put enough juice out to power both if I splice their cables together ?

Cheers
GC

Hi everyone,

My son has a backman EZ-Track system Ho scale. Originally he had the Thomas the Tank Engine set (simple loop track), then we added 4 sets of points and a pile of other track pieces so we could do a sort of figure 8, and all was good.

Now we have with thanks to Santa a turntable. The piece of paper that comes with the turntable says separate power supplies should be used for the track and turntable, but of course we have only one.

Is it possible to piggy-back both power cables into the one power unit, Or do I have to import another power supply unit?

Currently we can have either working if we swap which cable is plugged in. But there is an intermittant (70% chance or so) chance that once we unplug the turntable and plug the tracks back in we then have no power to the tracks at all.

Please bear in mind I am a complete noobie at this and small words are good

Cheers
GC