I have an ART 5450 power supply hooked to an ART 5401-10 controller that has stopped working. It now pops fuses instead. My question is how can I test to see if the power supply is OK? It produces 16v DC output, Can I wire it directly to a piece of test track and touch a small engine to it? I would think that I could but it would run at full speed. I do not want to damage my engine. If the power supply is still good maybe I can find another controller that works.
(Note: I went to ACE Hardware's new store in Falmouth to buy fuses. Very nice new store and friendly people. I bought a couple of bird feeders and mentioned they were for my garden railroad. One of the men was very interested in trains and asked if I had been at the Mall last year and if we have open houses. So, I am sending him the link to our Web site and hope he can catch one of our events some time.)
Follow-Up: I hooked the power supply (it's only 3.5 amps) directly to the track and it was perfect for a couple of small novelty motors. They seemed to run fine. take a look https://picasaweb.google.com/jjackso/20110811#5639649839743566546
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Thanks Scott ~ Power supply works fine! So all the controller does is cut down the voltage (and switches polarity but a toggle switch does that). I wonder why they are so expensive? I will have to check around.
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