Hello, My Dad used to setup the Lionel train that we had when I was a kid every year for all the grand kids. Well both of my parents passed in the last year and my wife and I now live in my parents house. I now have three grown kids and so does my sister who lives up the street. I want to setup the train under the tree as my Dad did. The problem is I can’t figure out the wiring for the transformer. The model is Train Master TYPE TW This would mean a lot to all the kids as it has been several years since there has been a tree setup in the house with a train under it. Sincerely, TJA .
You’d probably get a quicker answer on the Toy Trains forum where the old trains are talked about. This forum is more oriented toward the more modern Garden G gauge stuff.
A search on google brought up this site which might answer your questions.
http://pictures.olsenstoy.com/cd/transfmr\pstw1.pdf
Art
Hi TJA,
We don’t want to disappoint any children at Christmas, the book I have shows two ways to connect the transformer to the track. use post A to ground (connect to the lock on clip for the OUTSIDE rails) then use post U for the CENTER rail, this will give you a variable track voltage of 7-18 volts, the trains will have a Faster maximum speed, but may start with a bit of a lurch with that high of a starting voltage with some Locomotives.
Use post B for ground and post U for the center rail to get a variable voltage of 0-11 volts. Some locomtiveswill start on less than the 7 volt minimum of the other configuration, and this will let you start them more smoothly, but at the cost of high speed performance.
You may have to experiment to decide which works best for your trains, but the lower voltage B/U connection may be a Good idea if there will be young children running the trains, as the lower voltage may prevent some locomotives from derailing from being run too fast through some curves.
the other posts can be used in various combinations to get various fixed voltage outputs for accesories.
If you have any more questions come on over to the Classic Toy Trains forum, there are many more there that would also be willing to help you there.
Doug