enginear joe Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I followed Ray's advice pages and added some meters to monitor what's going on, on the rails. http://www.rayman4449.com/Volt_Amp_Meters.htm the mini panel meter is self powered and came with the shunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks good Joe I'm someone that has to see what the actual operating voltage and amps are and it's the final touch for that nice unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 The BW 25TDR has them and I got used to knowing what's going on. With the brick, you can't really know anything until a breaker pops or fuse blows. I think watching the amp draw, could help show when an engine has something going wrong like binding or such. I like that the MTH engines and upgrades, can show what voltage they're seeing at the track. Also looking at the signal strength, helps show where the layout has any weaknesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_s Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Although EBay is probably less expensive, a good source for meters is Digikey (www.digikey.com) - they have almost 400 different volt meters available there. http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?pv183=7018&FV=fff4002d%2Cfff80344&k=Meter&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25 will take you to a page where they have their voltmeters, you can sort by LED or LCD, number of digits, size etc... Meters are always a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivar Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The same as I have done in my power lines. Volt and amp for train power, and just volt for my 5V and 12V for light and acesories. Ivar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Ooops. wrong forum! I posted on the OGR a link for this. I can't seem to delete this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardtrain Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Very nice. I like the small size with voltage and current combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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