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Sorry for maybe creating multiple threads...but I wanted to title this correctly. Inspired by my research on DC transformers and asking about Gaugemaster on the other thread, I was inspired to just wire up my Marklin transformer to measure it's voltage. I know it should be rated at 10v maximum but can someone please tell me if I'm measuring this wrong as the maximum output seems to be closer to 16v? Is this correct? Thanks    
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Maybe the results will be more meaningful if you measure while a loco is running. |
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Originally Posted by: zoooctan  Sorry for maybe creating multiple threads...but I wanted to title this correctly. Inspired by my research on DC transformers and asking about Gaugemaster on the other thread, I was inspired to just wire up my Marklin transformer to measure it's voltage. I know it should be rated at 10v maximum but can someone please tell me if I'm measuring this wrong as the maximum output seems to be closer to 16v?
Is this correct?
Without a load the "leakage" through the controller can cause the output to be higher than it should be. Once loaded (i.e. with a locomotive connected) the voltage will come down to a more reasonable level. Cheers Chris
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Joined: 07/09/2019(UTC) Posts: 65 Location: Singapore, Singapore
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Thank you for the response. I tried this again with the advice above, and the results did indeed come down. So thank you to everyone. I think I missed a step as I was watching a rather comprehensive video on Youtube on testing voltage ratings using Gaugemaster and Morley. I really thought that the output would be measured directly.
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