Joined: 03/12/2024(UTC) Posts: 1 Location: Pennsylvania, Scranton
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I run four and sometimes more trains using a 6627 transformer. everything seems to run fine except smoke units on steam engines. Does the 6627 have enough power to meet my needs?
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Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,889 Location: Michigan, Troy
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Yes, it's 30VA. Subsequent models are just 32VA. The 6001 made for the former 6021 digital control is 42VA, but has no speed controler. Prtor to digital, large layouts were separated inot power blocks insulated from each other using more than one trafo. for individual control of trains on separte routes.
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Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,563 Location: Paris, France
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Hi Jerry The 6627 transformer is a 30VA transformer (blue case) reliable but not suitable for later Märklin models (today's analogue / degital locos) as you may fry the elctronoics (decoder) when sending a reverse oversoltage. This transfo is perfectly fine for older (electro-mechanical) as those between the 50s and the 80s. At the time there were two motor sizes and many locos could run on a 16 VA transformer while the "Deluxe" models required more power and a 30 VA transfor like yours. These were conservative measures by Märklin as you may have lighted trains, smoke and switch control. Big speech (sorry) to say that running 4 locos SIMULTANEOUSLY with ONE transformer is optimistic and is even worse when the smoke unit is installed. - one motor power need 10 to 20 VA depending on the model - very old and large 800 series locos 30 VA (e.g.: CCS800, DL800, ST800, G800) - a CONVENTIONAL (not pulsed) smoke unit takes an additional 8 VA
NOTE: don't run smoke units without fluid as they heat-up and get destroyed
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