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Leave trains running?

Started by DAVISinGP, May 19, 2019, 10:23:19 AM

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DAVISinGP

I'm going to be hosting a small gathering of friends, some of whom would like to see my trains running. Since my layout is upstairs, I'd like to leave one going (unattended) all evening. (HO, DCC)

I've seen trains run continuously at shows, and I've always wondered if there are any detrimental effects to letting a loco run at the same speed for a few hours.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

rich1998

#1
You should have someone watching. Someone is always watching at a show. Someone to turn off the power in case something happens.

Rich

WoundedBear

When I am down at my model bench, I usually have a train doing laps of my 11 X 22 foot layout. They will run for hours on end, unattended and without a speed change. Keep everything lubed and you won't have any issues. This is assuming you have trouble free running, with no derailments, now.

Sid

rich1998

I use to do it with 0-27 but never DCC HO scale.

Rich

WoundedBear

My layout is DCC and HO scale.

Sid

DAVISinGP

#5
Quote from: rich1998 on May 19, 2019, 02:15:26 PM
I use to do it with 0-27 but never DCC HO scale.

Rich

What would be the issue with HO DCC?

WoundedBear

Quote from: DAVISinGP on May 19, 2019, 03:05:44 PM
Quote from: rich1998 on May 19, 2019, 02:15:26 PM
I use to do it with 0-27 but never DCC HO scale.

Rich


What's would be the issue with HO DCC?

No issue at all.

Sid

DAVISinGP

I appreciate all the feedback.

bbmiroku

Just remember that for all intents and purposes, the motors on the HO engines are air-cooled.  A slow crawl in DC is bad for the motor.