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I think a plan is starting to form Thanks for all the help! I think what I'm going to do is a mix of everyone's sugestions: First, I will set up a 15 amp booster connected to my Zephyr with an H bridge or similar circuitry. Then, I'm going to make sections of around 6 track pieces that are soldered. Each section will have it's own feeder wires. I'll find some large 15 amp 12 volt (180 watt) breakers for safety, but I don't think I need some lightning fast single use fuse because the power is conducted through an entire truck, not a bunch of indivisual wheeles connected with paper-thin wire. The types of shorts everyone is worried about would have to melt the entire truck...wait...scratch that. I'll find really fast fuses because I just noticed this might weld the axel or wheel to the truck, which would not be good, especially considering that some of my locomotives would have to be destroyed if I needed to replace something like that... I'm aware of the amp problem, okay? If someone wants to talk about it, send me a link to a fuse or don't say anything at all, unless you're sure its something I haven't already been told about or know. Finally, I'll connect the sections together, have one last look through the oscilloscope, and pray the locomotive won't pop and smoke when I turn it on. [li][sigh][:-^] Thanks everyone for all the help! If you think I should do anything differently, leave a comment! PS. Any comments but "Seriously Dude? OMG Don't do it! You are going to ruin everything! Don't tell us we didn't warn you!"...    I'm not buying 3 DB200s[#offtopic] PPS. I'm just brainstorming, I'm probably not going to make anything real for the next 6 months. This is an ongoing disscusion
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