I have an Aristocraft G scale FA-1 loco that finally seems to be working. It is equipped with a Soundtraxx Tsunami 4400 diesel decoder. I am utilizing an NCE 10 Amp Powerhouse system with a handheld Procab controller.
On powerup, the decoder's blue light comes on, indicating track power is received. When I push the throttle forward, the loco will move forward very slowly, and then after about 3-4 seconds, it will stop, and the blue decoder light goes out. This will occur wherever on the test track I place the loco (the test track is an oblong shape).
I currently have the two motors of the loco wired in series, and their combined resistance is 26 ohms (16 ohms for the front motor, and 10 ohms for the rear). On a 16 Volt circuit, this gives an effective current of only 0.6 amps. This may be too low to power the loco, but before I switch to wiring the motors in parallel, I wanted to see if anyone had any other suggestions.
By the way, without the decoder, and using an old Aristocraft 5 amp, 5400 controller, the loco moves just fine, so the track itself does not appear to be the problem.
Any thoughts?
On powerup, the decoder's blue light comes on, indicating track power is received. When I push the throttle forward, the loco will move forward very slowly, and then after about 3-4 seconds, it will stop, and the blue decoder light goes out. This will occur wherever on the test track I place the loco (the test track is an oblong shape).
I currently have the two motors of the loco wired in series, and their combined resistance is 26 ohms (16 ohms for the front motor, and 10 ohms for the rear). On a 16 Volt circuit, this gives an effective current of only 0.6 amps. This may be too low to power the loco, but before I switch to wiring the motors in parallel, I wanted to see if anyone had any other suggestions.
By the way, without the decoder, and using an old Aristocraft 5 amp, 5400 controller, the loco moves just fine, so the track itself does not appear to be the problem.
Any thoughts?
