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Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you for all the help unfortunately I've been in hospital and recovering from an operation so hadn't been able to reply sooner. I managed to wire up the locomotive today and fitted a 20amp fuse and circuit breaker. Everything ran perfectly on the rolling road.

. Many thanks, Tim

Many thanks Dave, Emgee and John.

The motors do not have any information on them, I've looked at every part of the body but nothing. The chassis I am using is the remains of a sadcastings dock shunter which uses two of these

http://www.sadcastings.org.uk/accessories/standard-part-detail/electric-motor#

I can only assume these are the same type as I have.

very best,

Tim

Edited By Tim Ellis on 19/05/2019 21:05:07

Hi Dave,

Many thanks for the reply, I'll look into this tonight. Can I ask how you calculated the right fuse? Its just I'll probably build a second in time and would like to understand every little aspect.

Many thanks, Tim

Hello,

This is probably going to be a very simple question but I am not familiar with electrics and need some help.

I am building a 5 icing gauge battery locomotive. I have 2 12volt motors fitted which will be powered by a 12volt 24ah battery. The control unit is a 1x Motor Speed Controller Forward Reverse Switch PWM Governor 12V 24V 36V TE952. I think I should add a fuse and a circuit breaker but I do not know which one or how to go about calculating the right ones.

Many thanks,

Tim

Fantastic work.

I am also building a 5 inch gauge locomotive. Can I ask, I have sued the same controller, have you fitted a fuse box and circuit breaker? and if so which ones have you used?

Many thanks in advance.

Tim