I'm hacking my old American Flyer locomotive ("Royal Blue" 4-6-2 S-scale); I have converted it to run on DC vice AC. I'm trying to use a Spectrum Magnum C90715 power pack; it will run the locomotive fine in the test stand, but after about 30 seconds, the power pack shuts down (i.e., a voltmeter across the output reads zero). If I turn it off and I wait a few minutes, it operates again for about 30 seconds, with the same failure mode. So two questions:
1) What's the rated power output on this power pack? (There is no label with that info.)
2) Is there a thermal or other kind of cutoff inside the pack?
3) Does it sound as if I have a defective power pack?
Many thanks for any help; the reversing unit on the AF loco was unrepairable, and I'm trying to get it in shape to pass to my grandkids.
1) What's the rated power output on this power pack? (There is no label with that info.)
2) Is there a thermal or other kind of cutoff inside the pack?
3) Does it sound as if I have a defective power pack?
Many thanks for any help; the reversing unit on the AF loco was unrepairable, and I'm trying to get it in shape to pass to my grandkids.