Norman Rockwell Christmas Trolley

[bmartinpe]

Will the Norman Rockwell Christmas Trolley (battery powered) run on the Village Street Car (transformer powered) set?

[rich1998]

It should. It is battery powered and the battery is on the car. And plastic wheels.
I have not seen either so this is just guess.
Rich.

[Ton N]

http://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=6704

Ton

[bmartinpe]

Maybe I should have been more clear. I have a Norman Rockwell trolley set which runs on track power. The track is powered by 4 AA batteries through a USB cable. I presume that the trolley needs no more than 5 volts to operate. Should I try using this trolley on track using a conventional DC power supply?

I should add that a trolley packaged separately does not have enough voltage provided to run on this arrangement.

[rich1998]

Ok. That is much clearer. Sounds like you could but should connect a DC meter to the track to make sure you use no more than five volts. Plus a stop on the control knob so the knob cannot go any higher. Just be carefull the first time trying it out.
A cheap meter from Harbor Freight is what I have used for some years. I have four of them and they compare very well to an expensive meter. Even a meter from a big box store.
Make sure your power pack is pure DC and does not have pulse power, just to be sure.

Rich