Reply to "Less than 18 volts ok?"

papajoewillOGR Forum Member

@SteveH posted:
It's fine to run Lion Chief locos at a somewhat lower voltage, it won't hurt them, it just reduces their top speed at full throttle on the remote. Many people do and prefer this limitation in some situations.
As far as I'm aware, all Lion Chief locomotives when powered by the track will go into some kind of standby mode. The only ways I'm aware of to stop this are to either connect them to the remote/bluetooth app or disconnect track power. But, my personal experience does not extend to LC 2.0, so maybe there is a way to turn off smoke remotely, besides with the physical switch on the loco.

Thanks Steve. I appreciate the response and wasn't sure but hope this thread will help someone in the future. I went ahead and ordered the Airpax 7.5 amp breaker and TVS diodes you recommended and hopefully should have them soon.

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