Need help with peco points and point motors!

[Hogan22]

40 minutes ago, kevinlms said:

OK, now we have a SOLUTION and it all makes sense!

 

The transformer is NOT a 24V one, contrary to this note

 

Hi again everyone, little update, I’ve bought the very same 24v ac power adapter from jaycar as recommended by a few of you.

 

The camera didn't lie despite being upside down (my photos often end that way on RMweb - must be because posting from Oz)!

 

but is 16V AC (actually 17.6V, which correctly gives about 24V DC (actually 22.8V DC), which is entirely within the expected range of a CDU.

 

Also ALL the points work correctly now, which is the whole point (sorry) of the excercise.

 

It highlights that trying (as originally posted) a 16V DC input into a CDU, WILL NOT work the solenoid point motors correctly.

 

So congratulation Hogan22 on getting everything working.

Apologies, must have confused myself there, the listing and package for the power supply read 24v ac, but the output of the power supply appears to be 16-17.5ac: https://www.jaycar.com.au/24vac-1a-unregulated-power-supply-bareends/p/MP3032

 

again, probably another thing I’ve messed up or misunderstood 🤦‍♂️

 

but yes, the points all throw perfectly fine now. All that’s left now is to install them all and wire it all up.

 

thanks again everyone for the help.

[kevinlms]

4 hours ago, Hogan22 said:

Apologies, must have confused myself there, the listing and package for the power supply read 24v ac, but the output of the power supply appears to be 16-17.5ac: https://www.jaycar.com.au/24vac-1a-unregulated-power-supply-bareends/p/MP3032

 

again, probably another thing I’ve messed up or misunderstood 🤦‍♂️

 

but yes, the points all throw perfectly fine now. All that’s left now is to install them all and wire it all up.

 

thanks again everyone for the help.

But you actually have this model, according to the label on your power supply - note the last 2 digits are different.

 

https://www.jaycar.com.au/16vac-1-25a-unregulated-power-supply-bare-ends/p/MP3021

 

But nothing to worry about since it works, unless you paid $3.00 more for the one boxed incorrectly!

Edited May 4 by kevinlms

[Hogan22]

43 minutes ago, kevinlms said:

But you actually have this model, according to the label on your power supply - note the last 2 digits are different.

 

https://www.jaycar.com.au/16vac-1-25a-unregulated-power-supply-bare-ends/p/MP3021

 

But nothing to worry about since it works, unless you paid $3.00 more for the one boxed incorrectly!

SMH, so many mistakes on my end, I don’t even know how this happened when I located the item in store based on its Cat.No 🤦‍♂️

Must have missed the last 2 of the 4 numbers somehow, or maybe it was a wrong item on the peg with the correct Cat.No, and I assumed it was correct cause it looked the same.  🤦‍♂️

but hey, at least it’s working now 🤷‍♂️😂

[kevinlms]

Don't worry Hogan22, I'm sure we have all grabbed the wrong item off the shelf many times.

 

Usually when I do the shopping the wife takes the first item out of the bag on arrival at home and exclaims, 'that's not the one I wanted'!