However, there are situations where stall and running current
are still important, such as larger scale locomotives and older-
vintage locomotives. If you are working on a situation like this,
you can read about stall current on my web site
.
11. You can only use a N-scale decoder
in a N-scale loco
Similar to the discussion in section 10, technology has
impacted this myth.
Early on, manufacturers struggled to make decoders small
enough for the smaller scale locos. To do so, compromises
were made, including low power transistors and power
“Thus, if you go to your local hobby shop
and purchase a new vintage HO or smaller
loco and a DCC decoder, you can use them
together without a lot of testing or danger.”
10: Current vintage loco and decoder – N-scale (DN163)
decoder is just fine running an HO-scale locomotive. This
is the same design Atlas C-424 as was shown in figure 5.
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