gOT THIS POWER SOURCE FROM A K-LINE STARTER SET. NICE POWER SOURCE INDEED FOR THIS TYPE OF SET. I HAD THIS FOR OVER A YEAR,BUT RECENTLY HAS A SHORT IN THE TRACK SYSTEM THAT I LOCATED. THE RED LIGHT ON THE TRANSFORER BLINKS ON AN OFF WHEN THE SOURCE IS DETECTED. AFTER LOCATING THE PROBLEM I NOW FIND THAT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK EVEM THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.WHEN I REMOVED THE POWER PACK FROM THE LAYOUT,ANS JUST PLUG IT IN THE WALL IT CONTINUES TO BLINK. ANYONE HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? IF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAS BLOWN ON THE INSIDE OF THIS.IS THERE A WAY TO HOOK UP AN EXTERNAL BREAKER SYSTEM THAT CAN ALERT US TO ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU ALL, HOPPER.
Try to open the transformer, may need a special screwdriver that can usually be bought at an auto parts store or from the Snap-On tool salesman, reset the circuit breaker if you can and add an external fuse or circuit breaker on the outside of the transformer. If you are decent with electrical work you can locate the output from the adjustable control knob inside and bypass the internal fuse and hook up an external fuse or breaker.
Lee F.
It sounds like the triac, or the IC, is fried. The case is riveted, will have to be drilled to open it. If it’s the IC(most likely), it’s junk time. Use the transformer(remove it from the case) to power a channel on your ZW or a PowerMaster.
Rob