Reply to "MTH Passenger Car Wiring up in smoke"

Carl_Wicks_177OGR Forum Member

Thank you! That is a wonderful idea, perfect solution! Also thank you for the updated part number for them John. I placed a order for enough to do all of my powered cars and a few extra. Everything happened so quickly that I can't say for sure that I hadn't bumped the train during the day setting up and testing the elevated track that Susanne needs for her pasture, it is quite possible that the car had been derailed when I turned on the track power. It makes total sense with the power traveling directly from one truck to the other POOF!!! Good bye Red Wire. I hadn't thought of that at all.

Another question or two,

I have installed a 30V 8A Polyswitch fuses between the Cab2 and the MTH Track Loc-On's after reading several posts about them on this forum. I also updated my 15A circuit breaker in the 1966 Lionel ZW (and tested it). Neither tripped. Is this because I shut the power down so quickly, or is it that they are rated too high for the application?

5/16/218:16 PM

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