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Model Railroading > Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck outputDate: 11/25/15 17:13 Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck output Author: fbe I have an early EOT device model built by an individual over in Spokane a decade or so ago. It works well but was powered by AA batteries. Now we have continuous track power with DCC I think it is time to rearrange the power circuits to ditch the batteries and tap into the track power.
I figured the Ring Engineering power pick up truck since that is what they use for their led EOT. When I get the truck home it says the output is track voltage which would be 14-16 vac. That would require adding a bridge rectifier and resistor to get output down to 3 vdc. The Ring truck has a circuit board between the axles so what does that do? Thanks for the help. Posted from iPhone Date: 11/25/15 18:36 Re: Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck output Author: ALCO630 A esistor to trip signal detection units?
Doug Wetherhold Macungie, PA Date: 11/25/15 21:56 Re: Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck output Author: fbe Measured output voltage is 14.24 vac which is equal to the track voltage from my Digitrax Zephyr. This track power conversion will also require a one amp bridge rectifier, a recommended polarized capacitor and an appropriate voltage lowering resistor. The capacitor and resistor I have on hand the bridge rectifier probably cannot be found anywhere in the fair city of Missoula.
The covered circuit board contains at least a circuit breaker. NOTE: The bridge rectifier can be ordered from Walthers. Ngineering has them in 2 sizes and affordable, too. Posted from iPhone Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/15 23:42 by fbe. Date: 11/26/15 05:10 Re: Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck output Author: herronpeter I had some questiona about their Rail Pro system and wrote to the following address: Info@ringengineering.com
They were very helpful people and I'm sure would be able to guide you. Peter Date: 11/26/15 07:21 Re: Ring Engineering Power Pick-Up truck output Author: BAB And also once you add a resistor you are adding more amps used to operate the circut. Might not be much but all adds up to the total required to run the entire layout.
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