Reply to "Increased American Models locomotive speed"

Tom StoltzOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Thanks again to everyone for your explanations and patience. John, your board sounds perfect, but at $20 a car, I couldn’t afford that even if was the installed, ready-to-run, price.

So Terry, I don’t need a choke with straight DC track power – okay, but what if I upgrade to DCC? When I Google 22mH chokes I see $3.00+ ones from Mouser while the 22R226C from Digi-Key is like 84¢. With that kind of difference, I assume I am looking at two different things and doing something wrong… my head is spinning.

Still overall, I think I starting to understand what needs to be done and more importantly, what parts to order – except for the LED strips. 5V or 12V, do I care other than perhaps price?

Probably thinking too much,

Tom Stoltz

in Maine

3/25/225:21 PM

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