Lego technic control centre specs

[OleBM]

I'm currently building something that I will control with my Lego Control Center 2, and then I read about the overload protection in the power functions battery boxes that will kick in if the attachments draw to much current. I'm assuming such a thing doesn't exist in the Control center piece, so I was wondering if anyone knows the maximum amount of motors/lights/stuff that the control center is capable of powering? The control center is quite rare, and I recently bought one on bricklink in new condition. Don't ask about the price.... bah.... So I would rather not be overloading it with too many motors and stuff connected to it ;-)

[Alasdair Ryan]

Well I had the the v2 version running of the mains.....I used all to the outputs for the new PF motors and it worked fine.

[OleBM]

Well I had the the v2 version running of the mains.....I used all to the outputs for the new PF motors and it worked fine.

Did you have one PF motor for each output, or did you split the outputs in several?

I currently have 3 PF light elements mended together in one output, and I'm planning to have an old style 9V engine on another, and I'm also waiting for two firgelli actuators to have on the last output. I'm also planning to split one of them and add a PF XL-motor.

So total: 3 PF lights, 1 9V motor, 2 firgelli actuators, and 1 XL PF motor.

[Alasdair Ryan]

Yes I ran each thing off separately.

If the firgelli actuators have the same power as a PF M motor you should be fine.

[OleBM]

Yes I ran each thing off separately.

If the firgelli actuators have the same power as a PF M motor you should be fine.

I sure hope so ;-)

I figured out a way to "test" if the current being drawn is higher than acceptable. I simply added PF lights to the same outputs as the motors, to see if the lights started flickering.