Safety Notes; Power Distribution On A Layout - Marklin Digital 60175 Manual

1 Safety Notes

– The Booster is designed only for operation in dry areas.
– The Booster should be operation only when it is securely mounted on a base or
platform. It should be mounted if possible in a well ventilated location and no
units putting off heat should be mounted near it.
– Never operate the Booster on a base or platform this wet or easily set on fire.
– The power cord plugs for several switched mode power packs / transformers
should always be connected to a common power strip. The power strip must
always be unplugged from the household current before plugging or unplugging
switched mode power packs / transformers at the power strip!
– Power consumption areas must be separated from each other, i.e. the track areas
for the Central Station and for one or more Boosters must be separately electrically
from each other. Also, the track areas for two or more Boosters may not have any
electrical contact with each other (Isolate the center conductor only!).
– Pay attention to the colors of the wires when connecting the Booster. As with the
Central Station, the red wire must be connected to the center conductor.
– Please note that the Booster can become rather warm during operation. It should
therefore be mounted in a location where there is good ventilation and where
there are no other sources of heat such as transformers nearby.

2 Power Distribution on a Layout

The power requirements for a layout increase quickly as the layout grows in size, until
the required power can no longer be supplied by the central controller alone. At that
point the power supply for the layout must be supplemented by one or more Boosters.
The Central Station can provide a power output of up to approximately 2.5 amps (de-
pending on the switched mode power pack / transformer being used). A 60175 Booster
in conjunction with the 60061/60065 switched mode power pack can contribute an
output of up to approximately 3 amps. Up to 5 amps are possible for 1 Gauge with the
60101 switched mode power pack.
A layout must be divided into several electrically separate power consumption areas in
order to use one or more Boosters. These areas are then connected to different power
supplies (Central Station, Booster). The electrical load should be about equal in the
power consumption areas.
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