Reply to "A LOOK AT THE INSIDE OF THE NEW NYC LIONEL 4-6-6T #1297"

MELGAROGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

@harmonyards posted:
......it’s all about low RPM, light amp draws, cooler running, perfect consistent speeds, and longevity....they nailed it at the turn of this century, low amp draw high torque motors is where it’s at.....the mass majority ... want to run a train 20-40 SMPH, and they want to do it for hours on end, with out fail....with 16:1 or even 20:1 under command, the amp draws on a fat Pittman are in the dirt....so everything runs cooler, longer, and with out fail...
Pat

I've begun running my new Lionel Legacy B&A 4-6-6T locomotive (conventional) and according to the Z4000 meters, it's drawing 0.5 amps at 12 volts (engine alone) and 1.0 amp with two MTH 18-inch passenger cars (incandescent bulbs). Both cases at about 30 smph. Whatever type of motor is in there, it seems like very low current to me. Same as my MTH Premier Hudson steamers and Atlas O diesels.

MELGAR

9/27/2012:07 PM

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