> From: "j...@k6ccc.org" <j...@k6ccc.org> > > The three-rail O gauge toy trains sold in the United States are intended to > run on approximately 5 to 20 volts of 60-cycle alternating current (AC).
These are "universal," or series-wound motors, capable of running on DC or low-frequency AC. Speed control will be the hard part. The old set might have used a rheostat, or variable power resistor, which should also work on DC. But it might have used a variable transformer, which will not. > -----Original Message----- > From: "Robert Bruninga via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2021 11:54 > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > Cc: "Robert Bruninga" <bruni...@usna.edu> > Subject: [EVDL] Electric Trains > > Its a stretch for this EVDL list... but humor me... > > Will my 70 year old Lionel Train engine run on DC? > Grandaughter will be here this weekend and I assuyned > the engine would run fine (though sloly) on a 6v' > lantern battery > > No joy, it deesent. and no time to troubleshoot. > THought I'd ask here. > Bob > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
