I am considering a wall wart dedicated to power my Kato turnouts (about 23 of them), is this a valid idea or should I go a different direction? As main power to a strip then -/+ leads through momentary contact toggles to each turnout. What would be a better option? Thanks, CBG.
Should work fine @cbg . Instead of a wall wart, I bought these solid state power supplies from All Electronics [ https://www.allelectronics.com/item/ps-1272/12-vdc-3-amp-power-supply/1.html ] for only $8.95 Ea.
Hardcoaler, Thank you for your answer and the link to a better solution. I should be able to convert the coax output to a 2 wire and feed into a connector similar to the pic below, then connect to the toggles-turnouts similar to buss wiring I would think. Thanks again!
I'll assume Hardcoaler has tried this for turnout control, and his solution is definitely a step up from wall warts, but the accessory outputs on most power packs are 16-17 volts..............will Kato Turnouts function at 12 volts? Just wondering...............
i use a wal wart 12 volt 3 amp for my kato turnouts works great . found it a loco thrift shop for a buck.
The Kato Double Crossover with its 4 solenoids can be "thrown" with as little as a 2A DC wart. Had one lying around from an old switch which was used before moving to DCC turnout control.
