Driving With A Booster - Roco z21start Manuel D'utilisation

Driving with a Booster

If power consumption exceeds 2.5 A,
the section is overloaded and must
be divided.
Warning: The booster and the z21start
Digital Centre must not be operated
with the same transformer or AC
adaptor!
Make sure that at the change-over
turnouts, the tracks have the same
polarity to avoid shortcircuits when
driving over the separating turnouts.
Make sure that powered tracks have
no capacitors.
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3. Driving with a Booster
When your system turns off frequently without a loco or coach having derailed or in the absence of
a wiring error, as a rule this suggests an overload due too many power consumers. In this case, a
booster (Art. No. 10805, 10806, 10807 and 10765) which supplies extra power to the layout via an
extra transformer (Art. No.10851) will help.
Installation is simple:
▶ Subdivide your system into two supply sections having approximately the same power consump-
tion. Separate the tracks on both sides using insulated rail connectors (Art. No. 42611, 61192,
6433 or 9403) or separator tracks.
▶ Attach a power supply element to the new supply section (e.g. geoLine Art. No. 61190) or another
separator track and connect it to the "Track Out" socket of the booster.
▶ Now connect the booster to its transformer.
▶ Connect the "Booster In" socket on the booster with the "B BUS" socket of the
centre. Use the dedicated cable supplied with the booster for this purpose. A detailed cabling
diagram is found on Page 45.
You can connect up to three more boosters to the "Booster Out" socket of the booster when neces-
sary. If more than four boosters are needed for your layout, a brake generator (Art. No. 10779) must
be connected in place of the fourth booster. Up to four more boosters can then be connected to the
"Booster Out" socket.
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