tams elektronik 40-19507, Manual

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English BiDiBooster
1. Why Boosters?
The three essential functions of boosters are:
1. Supplying the power needed for the operation of digital controlled
locomotives and points and other digital consumers.
2. Bringing the voltage to the rails, in order to make sure that all
vehicle and accessory decoders receive the digital switching and
control commands.
3. Making sure the current is switched off in case of a short-circuit on
the layout (e.g. when a vehicle derails), in order to prevent
damages at rails and vehicles.
In layouts monitored by RailCom the booster also provides the so-called
RailCom-cutout needed to transfer RailCom-feedback data.
You can measure the power consumption as follows:
1 locomotive gauge N 600 mA
1 locomotive gauge H0 800 mA
1 locomotive gauge 0 1.000 mA
wagon light 50 - 200 mA
another consumer
(such as a sound module)
100 - 300 mA
reserve for points 10% of the calculated sum of
power consumption
The BiDiBooster can provide 2 to 4 A current depending on the settings.
If your overall power demand exceeds the capacity of one booster you
have to connect additional boosters according to the special
requirements of your layout.
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