I just received my WBB ATSF Berkshire, and had a couple questions in regards to size and Norton's "Inrush Current Limiter" solution. Since there are some Berkshire owners posting on this thread I hope it's okay to add these here.
Williams lists minimum radius as O31, and curious if that is accurate? Anybody run theirs regularly on O31?
I ran this one for a couple minutes on an O31 Realtrax test oval and it really seemed to bog down in the corners. I think I'm under powered a bit with z750...it didn't derail, but had to throttle up in the turns. I'm hoping it just needs break-in as well. This is actually the biggest steam locomotive I own at this point because my space is limited. My largest loop is only O42 so I switched over to it for now.
Norton, I copied your picture of the Inrush Current Limiter, but could you please tell me what amperage &/or ohm rating you used?
Also, I noticed these are listed as "thermistors". Is that the same as a resistor, and are there any pros or cons on using one of these versus using diodes?
My electronics knowledge is limited, but that looks like a straight forward and simple installation, given you only used the one inline with the blue wire to the side of the can motor (if I'm seeing that correctly).
BTW AMCDave, did you end up getting one after all? If so, how do you like it?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice y'all can offer!
Robert
