2. Safety Information for the Operation
of Märklin Transformers
Important
Safety Risk!
Under adverse conditions it is highly dangerous, if the yellow or red sok-
kets/terminals for two or more transformers are connected with each
other in addition to the connections between the brown ground sockets/-
terminals. In such a situation if the power cord for one transformer is
still plugged into a household current outlet, adangerous alternating
current will be present in the bare metal parts of the power cords plugs
for the other transformers.
Always ovserve the following:
The power cords for several transformers should therefore always be plugged into a
common power distribution strip. The transformers must always be connected to or
disconnected from the household current by plugging or unplugging the power cord
for the distribution strip!
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Electrical power consumers (examples: feeder connections, turnouts, signals,
lights, etc.) must never be connected to two or more transformers at the same time,
because this situation will create the dangerous alternating current described
above.
Important:
Two or more solenoid accessories connected together to a switch or to a circuit track
must not receive their power from different transformers.
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Never touch any bare metal parts on a layout, before the entire layout is
completely without power, i.e. all transformers must be disconnected from
the household current.
The 60 VA transformer must never be used to power the Mobile Station or
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Centrall Station at the same time as powering accessory articles which are con-
nected electrically to the rails (shunting switches, contact rails, level crossings etc.).
These articles must always be powered by their own transformer.
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