@gunrunnerjohn posted:I have no idea what your test proved, but I suspect if the geartrain wasn't slipping then whatever electronics was driving was limiting it's current instead of cooking.
That's possible. It's the engine that you helped me figure out the Proto-2 install for, does the PS2 card limit current to the motor? And I'm guessing that the Tsunami DCC encoder does NOT limit motor current, or it's likely they wouldn't include an amp rating on?
Also, it's entirely possible that I didn't set the test up properly and was not generating good data.
Given the data above, would you guys be hesitant to install a 2A Tsunami2 2200? Or even the 4amp 4400? It's not a cheap device and I don't feel like cooking it right off the bat, but I'm guessing that there's something about the specs that I'm misinterpreting since others have been putting a Tsunami into O gauge engines with luck (like Ron has).
Jeff
