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I have an extra Mobile Station 2 and 60113 connector box. I was going to order the power supply but I have a HP laptop power supply and was wondering if it is OK to use?
The Marklin power supply (66365) is 18 volt at 30VA which by my math is about 1.6 amps. The HP power supply is 19 volts at 4.74 amps (90 watts).
I have the appropriate power pin to convert the HP pack to the Marklin box.
Is this safe? Will the extra voltage and/or amperage cook the 60113 box?
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Originally Posted by: LA2019  Is this safe? Laptop power supplies are made for laptops and may behave somewhat different. I wouldn't let children play with it without observation. Originally Posted by: LA2019 Will the extra voltage and/or amperage cook the 60113 box? The box limits the output to 1.9 A anyway and the voltage does no harm. When used with 16 V AC, the box has to handle 23 V DC. While it should work, there is no guarantee. I used my MS1 with a Gateway laptop power supply without any problems. |
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I think that you are better using the official one by Maerklin
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The bigger question is; are you planning on powering the same layout as the first one being controlled by the first MS? You can't have two power supplies on the same track. You blow stuff up (electronically)!
Just my 2 cents.
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Originally Posted by: owidgie The bigger question is; are you planning on powering the same layout as the first one being controlled by the first MS? You can't have two power supplies on the same track. You blow stuff up (electronically)!
Just my 2 cents.
Rick No. Two separate applications. Thanks |
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The HP power supply is working fine. Nothing exploded or caught on fire so I'm good with it!  |
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