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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cacole Trying to have an internal charger means that you must retain electrical pickups to your wheels. This will short out your battery if your layout is not properly insulated, and your trains will come to a screeching halt. Cut all electrical contacts to your wheels and it doesn't matter how many reverse loops you have. Depending on the type of batteries you intend to use, they could explode if shorted out for too long a period of time. [/quote] This is mistaken, as any charger circuit inside the locomotive will isolate the on-board battery from the rails. If the track is dead, or shorted no current can possibly go from the battery back into the rails. An on-board charger system would only charge the batteries when and only when the track voltage is high enough. During all other times there would be no effect to the track system, and no current being drawn from the track for the locomotive. Mark in Utah
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