In my teen years and very rarely in years following, I used to get rid
of the Sticktion problem by laying rubber with my parents car. Of
course tires were $10 ea and gas was $.32 and the local cops weren't around!
But on a more serious note, I have been using a couple of RR amp meters
from Tony's. They never seem to vary more than a 1/10amp without trains
running and perhaps 2-3/10's when a couple of engines are pulling a
drag. Voltage is similar--maybe 2/10's volt.
In all the years I've been installing mini bulbs, I don't think I've
ever burned one out. I have broken the wires however. I certainly do
not relish trying to string wires through a boiler up into a headlite
casting.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
> These spikes budge the motor and break loose the friction (called
> "sticktion" by some). Once the motor gets moving, the spikes dissipate
> away and things return to normal DC. T
>
>
> Other DC power packs do have higher-than-normal voltage "occurances"
> from time to time. Especially the cheap power packs. DCC systems are
> also known to have higher-than-normal voltage "occurances" from time
> to time. Most of these are of very short duration and there are no
> immediate obvious effects resulting from them.
>
>
> Cheers....Ed L.
>
>
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