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small electronics ques. re Walthers motorizing kits

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small electronics ques. re Walthers motorizing kits
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2011 6:05 PM

Always good to ask....

I have two of the Walthers motorizing kits to run their HO walking-beam oil pump models.  The motors will run on up to 12V DC, but I like the operation/speed with one of my 5V  power supplies.

Is it ok to hook the power supply up to a terminal strip and simply connect the two little motors to this...I guess it is in parallel....?

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Posted by Stevert on Thursday, August 4, 2011 7:36 PM

Yes, hooking them in parallel would work fine as long as their combined current draw doesn't exceed the power supply's rating.

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