Ed and all. You are absolutely right all please take note. The maximum Tsunami 1000 stall current is one (1) amp (and a scootch). I had confused this with another decoder in my mind as I wrote. Of course if the rating troubles you, you can put another motor only decoder in parallel and MU them into a single "consist". I was experimenting to avoid this as it adds another level of complexity and if you want to program separately some way of isolating them such as a switch. Chris
--- In [email protected], Edward Sauers <ehsauers1@...> wrote: > > Chris, > Â > I have never heard of anyone ever being told that the tsunami can handle 2 > amps, the scoop I got from them was that it was ok for just over 1 amp... > Â > Ed Sauers > > --- On Thu, 7/21/11, JCR <vannessco@...> wrote: > > > From: JCR <vannessco@...> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: sound decoders > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 4:52 PM > > > Â > > > > Bob > > Amen to heat sinks. The large lead weight "seems to be doing a good job" of > heat dissipation. But, admitted the unit does not have much running time. It > seems best to raise the decoder up a bit in the crevice so the heat > dissipates from all sides as well. However the large lower tech motor does > worry me. Soundtraxx has stated to me that the max amperage is 2 "and a > scootch". I did two things to give myself some leeway. First I decreased the > rear weight to balance with the weight on the front drivers (or better said > in the front boiler and mechanism added together.) The excessive rear weight > as delivered was in my view putting all the weight on the rear, canceling the > front, and causing excessive motor draw and coupling wear. Secondly I did not > wire the tender light to the decoder as these were 12-14 volt 50-60 milliamp > bulbs as delivered. The front light was replaced with a 1.5 volt 15 milliamp > bulb. I have a DCC ammeter on order and will report amperage > draw later. Based on DC wiring the highest I reached was 0.6 amps. > Thank you > Chris > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
