BRIDGEWERKS Magnum 200R User manual

WARRANTY
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Parts and labor are warranted for a period of 5 years. If your Bridgewerks Product requires repair, ship it
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your unit is ready for return.
Warranty does not cover repairs to damage caused by misuse or abuse. Please do not leave this product
outdoors: unplug the quick disconnect plugs and bring it indoors when it is not in use.
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cosmecs of the product.
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BRIDGEWERKS
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Magnum 200R
15 Amp Dual Track Controller
User Manual
Family owned and operated since 1995

Magnum 200R Features
• Connecons:
On the rear of the Magnum 200R there are two pairs of connectors labelled ‘TO TRACK’ which you use to
connect the Magnum 200R to your tracks. If your train is on the track facing forward and you connect the
red terminal to the right rail and the black terminal to the le rail, the train will go forward when the
forward/reverse switch is in the forward posion. If the engine moves backwards, swap the track wires.
The best way to connect the Magnum 200R to the tracks is with the included banana plugs. You can
aach your wire to the banana plug and then just plug it into the back of the unit.
In addion to the TRACK connecon, there are connecons which provide full voltage (24-32VDC) out-
puts which can be used to power accessories such as lighng or switch motors. You can connect to these
terminals with a banana plug (addional plugs are available from Bridgewerks or from a local audio
shop), or by unscrewing the connecon a lile, and then ghtening down on the bare wire.
The yellow connectors are used with the RC-100 remote control (not included.) If your two tracks are
connected via a switch or crossing, make sure that there are insulated rail juncons which prevent the
power from one track being connected, even momentarily, to the other track . This includes a small gap
between the rails - the connecon that can be made when the wheels of your rolling stock go over the
juncon. If this happens, it may well damage your power controller.
• Speed Governor:
Bridgewerks’ exclusive “speed limiter” can be used as a safety device to limit the maximum speed of your
trains. The speed limiter consists of a metal plate held in place with a thumb screw. To adjust the speed
limiter, loosen the thumb screw, adjust the throle slide control so that the train is going as fast as you
want to allow, and then slide the speed limiter down to limit the maximum speed. Tighten the thumb
screw. Now you can move the throle control from 0 up to the maximum selected speed.
• Momentum:
The 200R features a momentum control which will limit the acceleraon and deceleraon of the trains.
When momentum is on and you move the throle from the minimum to the maximum, the train will
slowly accelerate from a stop to the maximum speed. Similarly if the throle is moved quickly from
maximum to 0, the train will slowly decelerate to a stop. Momentum adds another dimension of realism
to your model railroad. In addion, the combinaon of speed governor and momentum makes it easier
to limit derailments when younger engineers are at the controls.
• Direcon Control:
The 200R has a direcon control switch for each track which will change the direcon of the locomove.
If the locomove runs backwards when the switch is in the forward posion, reverse the connecons
going to the track.
• Overload Protecon:
In the event of an overload, the 200R has two dierent ways of protecng itself and your train from
damage. A manual circuit breaker is on the rear panel. The buon will pop out and the power to the
track will be cut o. If this happens, correct whatever caused the overload, wait 2 or 3 minutes and then
push the switch to reset it.
In addion, there is an automac thermal cuto inside the controller which will be acvated in the event
of an overload. This will reset itself automacally in 2-3 minutes aer the cause of the overload is re-
moved.
• Oponal Remote Throle Capability (RC-100):
On the back of the Magnum 200R there is a pair of yellow terminals for each track. If you have the
remote control accessory, plug the receiver into these two yellow terminals and the upper accessory
power pins to provide wireless remote control over the throle
• Wire:
Use heavy gauge wire to connect your power controller to the track. For distances of up to 15 feet,
you should use 12 gauge wire. For distances over 15 , you should use 10 gauge wire. Although
the track itself is similar to a very heavy gauge wire, in larger layouts, signicant loss can occur from
the connecons between secons of track. To improve this, run mulple power connecons to the
track from the controller and/or use track clamps rather than slider type couplers. In outdoor
layouts which are exposed to extreme temperatures, the track will expand and contract as the
temperature changes, and slider type couplers may have to be used.
• Outdoor operaon
Garden railways are oen installed outdoors and Bridgewerks controllers are built to be used with
outdoor railroad layouts. However, they are not waterproof, and as with any electronic equipment,
they should not be le outdoors when not in use. To make this easy, the connecons are all made so
that they can simply be unplugged and the controller can be carried indoors.
• Accessory Power
On the back of the Magnum 200R, in addion to the pair of yellow remote terminals and the terminals
that provide power to the track, there are two pairs of terminals for accessory power. The pair on the
top provide an unregulated DC power source that will be from 18 to 30 V depending on how much
power you are drawing from the connecon.