Circuit Breakers for Post-War ZW | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

FloydOGR Forum Member

I've recently ordered a Santa Fe 4-8-4 Northern type locomotive with Legacy and Odyssey. This will be my first "high-tech" locomotive. I will be running the locomotive in conventional mode at first because I don't have LCS yet, so will be running under transformer control with a post-war ZW. I recently read in the book, "Model Railroading with MTH Electric Trains" by Rob Adelman, that a short can have a catastrophic effect on the electronics of the new equipment when running with an old transformer. Rob recommended that one should add a sensitive circuit breaker between the transformer and the track. I'm not sure what type of circuit breaker to purchase or where to get it. What level of amps should trip it?. I would appreciate any advice that you might have if you are able to address this question.

4/3/129:25 PM

Original Post

Doug NOGR Forum Member

Do not even test run the Northern without protection.

Doug

4/3/129:47 PM

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