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About this isolating thingy
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This is straight off Allan Gartner's web site. <br /> <br />"RECOMMENDATION 8-8: ALWAYS Ensure That Neither Motor Lead is Grounded to Your Locomotive's Frame <br /> <br />That's right. Don't trust me. If I say that the motor in a particular locomotive is not grounded to the frame, don't believe me. Who knows for sure that the motor that came with your locomotive is the same as the one in mine. If you have a different motor, your decoder could be destroyed. So always check that neither motor lead is connected to your locomotive's frame. Do this by connecting an ohm meter between either motor lead and try every wheel. Then do the other motor lead and all the wheels. Note: The motor frame in all likelihoodis connected to your frame. This isn't a problem. It's the leads to the motor, the ones you will soon attach decoder wires to, that are your concern." <br />
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