okay, well, 70 year old transformers don't quite stay as lively as 70 year old marx trains.... recently my one marx transformer died out out me, and i replaced it with a new lionel transformer from a new set, other than that thing looking really out of place in the control area, the only problem i have is that it shuts off alot....
when the power knob is moved past the green bar it shuts off, and restarts two seconds later.... and occasionally when it runs for a minute and the train gains speed, it shuts off again..... the power level at which this seems to cut off at is lower than what afew of the trains need to get warmed up... today i put a train on that track, which wasn't warmed up.... i couldn't get it to keep the power going long and hard enough to even make the train go around the track, so i had to switch it onto a marx-powered track untill the engine warmed up to speed...
do lionel transformers just suck???? hehe.... and why must these darn things cut off??? and is there any way to fix this problem?
when the power knob is moved past the green bar it shuts off, and restarts two seconds later.... and occasionally when it runs for a minute and the train gains speed, it shuts off again..... the power level at which this seems to cut off at is lower than what afew of the trains need to get warmed up... today i put a train on that track, which wasn't warmed up.... i couldn't get it to keep the power going long and hard enough to even make the train go around the track, so i had to switch it onto a marx-powered track untill the engine warmed up to speed...
do lionel transformers just suck???? hehe.... and why must these darn things cut off??? and is there any way to fix this problem?