I recently purchased a Texas Special set. I have ALL the cars. I also have some tough grades. Question is....
Can I buy two motors for the dummy e-7 and use a tether from the powered unit to control them? Is the electronics strong enough to power four motors?
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I'd seriously consider a separate TMCC controller in the second locomotive. My experience with the standard TMCC drivers and four motors has been mixed. The fact that you have steep grades will put an additional load on the drivers, I don't think I'd want to have one driver board running them all.
Are these AC or DC motors? What's the specific model and/or cab numbers? Do the dummy trucks actually support the addition of motors?
This is set number 60-317550-00. E-7 power. I have also sent an Email to Lionel service about the same question. I have not opened the unit yet to see if the gears and such are there. You do raise a good point. Could I use an ERR board to control the extra motors along with the TMCC i the main power?
Jim
The dummy shouldn't have gears, you would need to by trucks for the powered unit and install on the dummy and same for the motors. I have done this with several FT's and have added ERR cruise and they run great.
Bill
I'd probably add the ERR cruise to the main unit as well, then you can MU them. The ERR has a nice "tweak" feature to match the speeds for multiple units.
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