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That'll work fine Chip. Anything under 1.5A or so should be safe with modern decoders. Make sure you also check the no load current at WOT (wide open throttle). If your stall is under 1.5A, it will likely be under 1A. <br /> <br />As for the DCC wiring, you'll need to unsolder the blue jumper from the frame so that the brushes are only connected to the decoder wires and nowhere else. Once you can verify that the brushes are isolated (use that handy meter to check the resistance to the frame, motor frame, etc. when it's in the engine. Anything other than inifnite ohms and you need to keep working), wire up the decoder and you should be good to go. If yo urun into any problems, just post a pic and we'll all be happy to help :-) <br /> <br />-dave
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