I have a Weaver engine with a transplant LionChief board. Engine has two motors with flywheels. It runs great, but it runs too fast. I saw in another thread for "Fast Engines" it was suggested to wire the motors in series to slow them.
I want to ensure I fully understand series....
Positive and Negative from the LC board to one motor #1, then from motor #1 over to motor number #2. Do I have that right?
I really need to take a basic electronics class...
Thanks!
Ron
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That sounds like parallel wiring?
(I'm not sure if the board's single motor output can handle 2 motors as described so I defer to someone else who's a tech.)
The board's output + leaves the board and goes to the first motors +. The minus from that motor goes to the next motor's +. That second motor's - goes back to the board. Think of it like drawing a circle of wire around in a loop.
Make sure the motors run in the correct direction together. Swap out the + and - wires at the motor if they don't.
Actually to do series the one wire from the board to one motor and the other to the other motor other side. (if the run in opposite directions just switch one of the wire from one side of a motor to the other.) then a wire from the unattached side of one motor to the other motors unattached side.
It's the same procedure as outlined HERE.
I have re-wired all of my K-line and Williams engines in series to slow them down. The K-line motors are truck-mounted and spin in opposite directions so you have to watch rotation.
The Williams were easy. I took the plugs off the board and was able to release the wire from the plug. A fork crimp connector acted as the new connector. This eliminated having to cut any wires.
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