connecting aTriang smoke unit to a decoder

Hi and welcome to the forum.
I have never used a smoke unit on DCC, but you will have to ensure the unit is not in contact with the chassis and then take two wires from the unit back to the motors terminals. This would ensure smoke only emits when the motor is running - Unless you want smoke while the loco is stationary? In which case it will be necessary to connected the smoke unit's wires to one of the lighting outputs. (e.g. Yellow & Blue) Caution here will be needed! .You will need to know the current drawn by the smoke unit before connecting it to the aux outputs of a decoder as these outputs aren't particularly highly rated. Normally 100 Milli amps to 200 Milli amps max. Also if you do connect it across the motor you should ensure the maximum current drawn by both the motor and smoke unit combined are below the rated current of the decoder too. Or you will damage the decoder beyond repair.

Good luck

QUOTE (Brian @ 15 May 2007, 10:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi and welcome to the forum.
I have never used a smoke unit on DCC, but you will have to ensure the unit is not in contact with the chassis and then take two wires from the unit back to the motors terminals. This would ensure smoke only emits when the motor is running - Unless you want smoke while the loco is stationary? In which case it will be necessary to connected the smoke unit's wires to one of the lighting outputs. (e.g. Yellow & Blue) Caution here will be needed! .You will need to know the current drawn by the smoke unit before connecting it to the aux outputs of a decoder as these outputs aren't particularly highly rated. Normally 100 Milli amps to 200 Milli amps max. Also if you do connect it across the motor you should ensure the maximum current drawn by both the motor and smoke unit combined are below the rated current of the decoder too. Or you will damage the decoder beyond repair.

Good luck Hi Brian the decoder Ive got is a 4 function Bachman the green wire is capable of 500 milli amps as the chassis is part of the circuit I'm not sure where to put the blue wire and also the smoke unit has only one wire from it which goes to the motor

We may have missed something.

Which Triang loco is it and is it a Sueth smoke unit or a Synchrosmoke unit?

Is the Bachmann decoder suitable for an older Triang loco?

The maximum rating is 1 Amp (same as Hornby) but what is the continuous rating?

You really need a decoder with a continuous rating of 1 Amp.

Happy modelling
Gary

QUOTE (Gary @ 15 May 2007, 16:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>We may have missed something.

Which Triang loco is it and is it a Sueth smoke unit or a Synchrosmoke unit?

Is the Bachmann decoder suitable for an older Triang loco?

The maximum rating is 1 Amp (same as Hornby) but what is the continuous rating?

You really need a decoder with a continuous rating of 1 Amp.

Happy modelling
Gary Its a Synchrosmoke unit and the decoder is 2amp peak 1 amp continuous it has 120milli amps for function A-B and 500 Milli amps for C .