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    Where to buy the Lionel 4660 power pack?

    Thanks for the responses guys. I ended up just buying a couple of them on ebay in separate auctions. They work like a charm.
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Ok I just got everything wired up (still waiting for more lights though). My main power pack is still overloading, but that's because I haven't added the 3rd pack yet. Here's what it looks like so far:
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Well good thing all my power packs have overload protection. I am about to bid on a Radioshack AC-DC 14V transformer that is going to power my 14V street lights. Then I am going to use my Lionel 4660 to power 1/3rd of my grid. Then I am buying another 4660 on ebay to power another 1/3rd. And...
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    Where to buy the Lionel 4660 power pack?

    I've been searching on google for about an hour trying to find the Lionel 4660 power pack (sometimes Bachmann sells it under their name as a 6607). I've found two used on ebay, but I need to buy several of these because I need to run them in tandem. Does anyone know where I can buy them from...
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Ok thanks. So then since my lights do indeed light up, my problem has to be the underpowered power pack. So do you suggest I just run several cheap power packs in tandem and then have my good Atlas power pack reserved just for rail?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Also, does anyone know the amount of amps this power pack puts out: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBRT7&P=0 I cant find it anywhere
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Btw I figure I might as well post a picture of my train layout so you can get an idea of the size of it:
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    One more question, how come when I put my volt meter on 20A, I still get a reading of 0.01 for the output of my power pack?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Oh ok...but how come the accessory output on power packs is always AC?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Btw, if I decide to switch over to DC, what happens when I have a light bulb with two black wires? How do I know which is positive and which is the ground?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Ooh ok...that makes more sense. So we are back to the problem being with my power pack again?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Thanks :eek: That reaffirms my suspicion that the problem lies with the load somewhere. I guess we'll have to wait and see when my shipment of new lights gets here to be 100% sure. If that doesn't work, I think it's time to quit my hobby of model railroading.
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Hmm...if I got one of these http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F009%5F001%5F005%5F000&product%5Fid=22%2D510 would it be possible to increase the voltage to 16 volts?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Well my Atlas 1700 Power Pack is rated at 17 amps out (http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX5794&P=0). The other power pack I was telling you about is the one that is rated at 7 amps out. Isn't 17 amps enough to power at least ~25 lights?
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    The lights on my layout are very dim

    Hmm...where can I get a power supply that just runs the lights? I haven't seen those around anywhere. By the way, I just disconnected about 8 lights and now the power pack seems to be running without problems.
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