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So just for kicks and the sake of learning, let's say I want to roll with the Flat Can Motor style 2430 from Micromark.

It's rated for 12VDC and has a 0.53 amp stall current at 12VDC.

I have no wiring diagram yet but I was planning to wire this as one side of the building has a runway rail. That rail is wired to the bridge rail. The hoist motors are going to get power from those bridge rails. Then the other side is wired the same way. So I believe the wiring will resemble having four trains on a stretch of track. I think that's wired in parallel.

I believe parallel means the amps are summed up so I would need a bit over 2 amps and would need decoders rated for that number (or a bit more).

How am I doing so far?

2/21/216:38 PM

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