@necrails posted:Transplanted a lionchief board from a small switcher into a single motor RS3. Added a 9.6 volt battery to make this a deadrail loco. Results not as planned. It works but barely. Now to troubleshoot, bad motor, bad lionchief board, insufficient power.
I don't own any Lionchief locos but don't they run off 18vac track power ? I would guess 9.6vdc will not get the job done. j