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QUOTE (ChrisE @ 20 Oct 2008, 10:30) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I doubt it. The loco that I referred to above is a two driven bogie/ motor diesel and has a stall current of 2.5 amps plus. That leads me to think that even with one motor it would be very marginal with a 00 designed chip. My single motor locos run at nearly the same current. I await being told that I am wrong but I think most OO loco decoders are unhappy at anything above 1 amp.
I would agree here - although for their size LGB (for example) loco's do not draw that much current they do tend to draw far more than most HO/OO decoders will be happy with.
I would agree here - although for their size LGB (for example) loco's do not draw that much current they do tend to draw far more than most HO/OO decoders will be happy with.