From Mr. DCC’s workbench
An O-scale diesel sound installation
Our club
is building a set of modules for a layout
set in the late ‘50s to early ‘60s, centering on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Toward this end, they purchased a 2-motored
Weaver RS3 without DCC or sound. Here are some of the
obstacles that I encountered installing the decoder. For more
information, go to my web site:
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The first step was to select a decoder for the loco. A stall
current test showed that each motor drew close to 2 amps.
That means that, if the motors are in parallel, the decoder
needed to handle almost 4 amps. Even in series (which was
8. QSI Titan Magnum decoder rated for 6-amp stall, 10-amp
run. QSI photo.
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DCC Impulses Column - 10
