Hello Everyone

I am seeking a little assistance in relation to power supply to my turnouts and some additional street and building lights which are bulb type. I plan to run a 12volt accessory bus under the layout.  I have tried to search the message boards and whilst very informative i could not find a direct answer to my question. I am sure i am not the first to ask these questions and i am sure that i will not be the last.

I have read on some threads that Bachman turnouts can be powered by ac or dc power.  However the packaging on my #6 turnout - left says " DO NOT CONNECT TO DC TERMINAL, AS THIS WILL OVERLOAD YOUR ACCESSORY ITEM.

Which is correct?

In addition how much power do the turnouts require?  Is it possible that the street lights will dim when i activate turnouts?  I was planning on purchasing a 12 volt ac transformer 1-2 amp.

Sorry if i am retreading old ground - any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Dazedsteve

 

Thanks for your responses. I will stick with my original decision and go with Bachman e-z track as it would appear that any issues with it are not insurmountable. I must admit that there were also disparaging comments with other brands of turnouts as well which led me to start this line of enquiry.   Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

Steven

Thanks for your response - i was intending to build in HO scale and use remote turnouts. I have used them previously on a small layoutwith only a couple of turnouts and had no problems. My new layout will initially have 18 turnouts (#4 and 5). I was also going to put rerailers after most of these turnouts. Is this overkill?  Would this overcome any issues with the turnouts?
Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Steven

I have finished the planning stage of my new layout and i am intending to build the layout with E-Z track. In my research i have seen alot of criticism  or negative comments of Bachman turnouts.  Is this criticism justified? What have been your experiences. Some of the comments have been that they require alot of tweeking to avoid derailing. Would appreciate any comments as i am about to outlay a considerable sum of money on new E-Z track.

Thanks

Steve

Jerry thanks for the post - some very useful pictures and can i add that i was totally blown away with some of the layouts. I am currently in the process of rethinking my layout (even bigger).

I am currently planning my first HO scale layout which will include 2 small bridges (max 6 inches)  over a winding creek.  This layout will be built using Bachman ez track.  I have been searching bridges online and am now a bit confused as to which bridges are suitable for ez track.  It would appear that some bridge already have the track built into them? I assumed that i would be able to purchase some sort of generic bridge and lay the ez track over the top?  Any comments or assistance would be greatly appreciated.