ED, It's funny you mentioned track cleaning because it has been a while since i have done that ,so instead of waiting to do it i will be making time soon for that & your example of the motor getting hot & the meter going to 6 amps gives me some more knowledge on what i could look for should i have a problem ,so my meter project that i did just to give me something to do is paying dividends to me with what i am learning from all the responses ,so far my amp reading hasn't gone over 1 amp ,except when i turn the smoke on .
Royboy ,I see the amps go up with both TMCC & Legacy also ,it is good to know why it is happening .
