rbwhale
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Hello Everyone:
I am building a 40 by 82 inch N scale layout that will will fold up against our study wall. The layout will use 2 inch high density foam and, due to the need to allow some height for mountains, there is only 2 inches to spare in the bottom, which will be covered by a thin sheet of plywood, which means any power supply has to be less than two inches thick, although the other dimensions are not so important. This necessity of covering up the wiring in the bottom is a mandate laid down by my lovely and patient wife, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed. The plywood Birch, probably) will be removeable, of course.
The layout will have 5 Kato #6 remote turnouts, one Kadee electromagnetic decoupler, and 6 or seven LEDs in my houses. (it's a mainly rural scene, since 40 by 82 does not leave all that much room for a lot of buildings without, IMHO, looking crowded.) I have two questions: 1)how much wattage and amperage will I need and 2) many of the power supplies listed on Amazon are called "LED Drivers" and used to power strings of LED lights outdoors. Most of them have wattage ratings of between 60 and 200 watts, and most are less than 2 inches thick. Would something like this be suitable, or are there better alternatives that I'm not thinking of?
Thanks,
rbwhale
I am building a 40 by 82 inch N scale layout that will will fold up against our study wall. The layout will use 2 inch high density foam and, due to the need to allow some height for mountains, there is only 2 inches to spare in the bottom, which will be covered by a thin sheet of plywood, which means any power supply has to be less than two inches thick, although the other dimensions are not so important. This necessity of covering up the wiring in the bottom is a mandate laid down by my lovely and patient wife, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed. The plywood Birch, probably) will be removeable, of course.
The layout will have 5 Kato #6 remote turnouts, one Kadee electromagnetic decoupler, and 6 or seven LEDs in my houses. (it's a mainly rural scene, since 40 by 82 does not leave all that much room for a lot of buildings without, IMHO, looking crowded.) I have two questions: 1)how much wattage and amperage will I need and 2) many of the power supplies listed on Amazon are called "LED Drivers" and used to power strings of LED lights outdoors. Most of them have wattage ratings of between 60 and 200 watts, and most are less than 2 inches thick. Would something like this be suitable, or are there better alternatives that I'm not thinking of?
Thanks,
rbwhale