Hi, I have been looking at Walthers Mainline SD70ACe and I was wondering could one purchase a DCC equipped loco and a DC loco and then wire the decoder to run both?
Probably not, in the case of the sound decoder. It probably doesn;t ahve the current capacity to drive both motors. Just get a motor only decoder, $15 or so, and put it in the DC one.
–Randy
Conceivably, but watch your current draw. A decoder can only control so much current, and two motors would probably overload it.
All the decoder companies state the amps at their sites.
The SoundTraxx decoders are one or two amp versions.
The Tsunami 2 is one or two amps. Same with the Econami.
I am running a HO F3 in lash up mode. Decoder in A unit with speaker and motor. B unit, motor and speaker plus six wires between units. Using pickups in B unit also.
Knowing max amps for each unit including lights is needed.
Rich