Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual Contents Important information ..........................4 Technical Specifications ..........................5 General description of the Smart Power Pack Nano .................. 6 Installation of the Smart Power Pack ......................6 Analog operation (DC) ..........................9 Storage time of the Smart Power Pack ......................
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 1. Important information Please read the manual carefully before carrying out the installation!!! Although our products are very robust, incorrect wiring may destroy the module! • The SPP devices are exclusively designed for model trains. Any other use is not supported.
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 2. Technical Specifications • Supply voltage: 12-24 V • Current consumption when fully charged: <5 mA • maximum current at charging: 25 mA • maximum buffering time (depending on current consumption): up to 4 seconds •...
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 3. General description of the Smart Power Pack Nano The Smart Power Pack Nano can be attached optionally to all Lokommander and FD Micro decoders and supplies your locomotive/coaches with storage energy when running over dirty tracks and long points. The sound, the lights and engine functions are buffered so the locomotive/coach can continue running up to 4 seconds after it loses power.
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Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual tOm SPP-Nano top view Fig. 1 Connecting the SPP Nano to a Lokommander II PLUX12/PLUX16/NEM652 decoder The RED wire of the decoder connection is the positive, the BLACK wire is the negative terminal of the SPP Nano.
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Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual Optionally the two series connected capacitors can be replaced by two series connected 1 Farad / 2.7V capacitors, which will result in an increased storage time of the SPP Nano. The bottom side of the printed circuit board of the SPP Nano is flat and doesn’t contain electronic components.
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 5. Analog operation (DC) When operated on analogue layouts, the Smart Power Pack Nano operation will depend on the used decoder. Please consult the decoder manual for details. 6. Storage and charging time of the Smart Power Pack Nano The power consumption of the motor of the locomotive or the interior light of the coaches influences the storage time of the SPP Nano.
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 7. CV settings The SPP Nano basically doesn’t need any special CV configuration, but certain decoders require the disabling of DC operation, to be able to run with a Smart Power Pack. This must to be done in CV29, setting bit 2 to zero value (please see the Lokommander II manual for example).
Smart Power Pack SPP-Nano Version 0.1.04 User Manual 8. Technical support If you have any questions or suggestions about the train-O-matic products, you can write to us at support@train-o-matic.com Any positive feedback or constructive criticism is very much encouraged. We are continually working on the improvement of our products by adding new functionality and correcting any unforeseen bugs that that may still exist.
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