16v ac wind turbine

[tommyrob123]

hi, thinking of getting a couple of these. as it is stated 12-16v ac power could i just connect to my bus wires from my 4 amp hornby select track connection. thanks for help in advance

[darkscot]

I would suggest not. Firstly I don't think the DCC output is 'proper' AC so the motor in the turbine may not like it. More importantly though, I think you risk messing up the DCC signals on the BUS.

Things like this should always have a seperate power supply. Controllers used have an auxiliary voltage output for things like this.

[Brian]

No, DCC is not 50Hz mains (in the UK) frequency nor is is it really AC as a sine wave.

Use a 16V AC outlet from a train controller Auxiliary output or a dedicated 16v AC power supply, like the Gaugemaster GMC-WM1

[tommyrob123]

ok. thanks for advice