Lionel rx100 watt 25 cycle transformer- power supply

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Can this transformer run on 60 cycles?

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Transformers will generally work at frequencies higher than their design frequency, so it should work. Having said that, that transformer is likely to be a very rare item as few houses were connected to 25 cycle power as most non-60Hz utilities were converted between 1930 and 1950.

N.B. I’ve wondered if Lionel and others made a transformer to run off of 25Hz and have seen references to converters for DC equipped houses.

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Lionel’s Type RX transformer is not terribly common, but information thereupon is rarer than the transformer itself! Here’s a little something: POSTWAR, TRANSFORMERS – WELCOME TO CORNUCOPIA OF TOY TRAINS.

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Thanks for the information. This transformer was purchased in Ontario close to the Niagara Power station that once provided 25 cycle power.

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Welcome aboard Daver1! The location makes a lot of sense.

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