Peter Witt Streetcar doesn't work on Powermaster

[chrisprocyk]

Works fine on a postwar ZW.  With the Powermaster the interior lights come on and the bell works sortof (not always and a weird pause).  But it will not go into forward.  I have cleared the Powermaster stall speed and verified with a voltmeter.

I have one Powermaster track rigged for Protosounds (added capacitance) but it doesn't work on that track either.

[dkmoss]

Interestingly, I had the same problem on the first Lionel CW-80 transformer I tried my streetcar on, but it would work on most of my other transformers.  I have found that Lionel's CW-80 transformer has many issues even with other things and is not as dependable as some other transformers.

[chrisprocyk]

I'm thinking my Powermasters are about that vintage (bought them used off Ebay) so their output circuitry may well be identical.  I sure hope there is a workaround as per Protosounds,  my ZW resides under the layout!

[phillyreading]

Use an MTH transformer or post war Lionel transformers, I use two MTH Z-1000's, and have no problems with any of my trains.

Don't use a CW-80, a.k.a. Can't Work 80, or desk weight.

Lee F.

[DominicMazoch]

OK, are you refering to the PowerMaster as the brick transformer controller which is plugged up to a PowerHouse transformer in the Cab-1/TMCC system, or somthing else.  The Cab-1/PH/PM sets work well for me in conv.

[chrisprocyk]

Yes we are talking about the same thing.  Mine is wired to the post-war ZW per my initial post, not a Powerhouse.  I don't know if that matters or not, I am pretty sure it basically rebuilds the waveform itself for my setup, but maybe it works differently when lashed to a Powermaster.

Aloso, my Powermasters are the old 6-12867.  Maybe you are using the 6-24130?   

>Use an MTH transformer or...

Dude, seriously.  I have a 10yr old layout with the (4) transformers well buried underneath, it was built from scratch to be controlled with CAB-1's.  Not gonna change that for 1 streetcar that was an impulse buy.

[DominicMazoch]

Your setup should work for conv.  It does change the waveform to more of a square.  All of my W/WBB stuff works with the PH/PM combos., and V/PM combos. The first PM were built with the ZW in mind.