slipalong Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I have just been given a Bachmann E-Z Command basic DCC controller but there is no transformer with it. Bachmann do not supply one and Ebay hasn't thrown up anything. Can anybody suggest a suitable replacement please? Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, slipalong said: I have just been given a Bachmann E-Z Command basic DCC controller but there is no transformer with it. Bachmann do not supply one and Ebay hasn't thrown up anything. Can anybody suggest a suitable replacement please? Thank you This would get more chance of views in the DCC help forum. I have let the Mods know. Edited October 13, 2020 by dhjgreen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelcliffe Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 2 hours ago, slipalong said: I have just been given a Bachmann E-Z Command basic DCC controller but there is no transformer with it. Bachmann do not supply one and Ebay hasn't thrown up anything. Can anybody suggest a suitable replacement please? Thank you The EZ's I'm familiar with need AC, in the range 11-16v AC output. The supplied one is, I think, 16vAC, and tends to run trains rather fast in my view. Some years ago (decade or more) a friend and I experimented and found 11v was about the lowest which was reliable. AC power supplies are getting rarer, though still around. Or use the AC on the side of an old H&M controller (or many other similar old controllers). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve W Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 It's definitely AC input. You might like to check out this link: https://tinyurl.com/yxhwpydg This is to an Ebay item that I have used in the past for xmas lights. Provides a nominal 12VAC output. there are some variations, just make sure it says AC/AC and is double insulated. The connector may need changing but there are solderable ones or push on adapters available for that. On a small 00 layout I found the control of locomotives with these Bachmann units very good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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