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Re: 12v motor in 9v trains - how?
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Wed, 2 Apr 2003 05:44:11 GMT
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Apart from the concern of running the motor built for 9v at 12v Ben's method
requires breaking open the casing, building the 4 contact bushes and fitting
them and connecting them internally. He also says "putting things together
might be a bit tricky". Perhaps I wasn't clear with my checklist but the
whole process took a little under an hour.

-Mike


In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
Mike Chapman wrote:
Hi,

I wondered how, or even if, people have put 12v motors into 9v trains. The
motors themselves are almost identical in build but the 9v motors have those
side pieces and the wheels are slightly bigger - very noticeable when you
put a 12v plain motor in place of a 9v one especially on the larger engines
with another set of wheels (e.g. Santa Fe). It just doesn't look right.

Wouldn't converting the 9V motor as Ben Beneke described it have been
easier? http://www.fgltc.org/bwoabs/9v_12v/9v_12v.phtml#convert has all the
details and seems a lot easier and safer.

Good luck!



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  Re: 12v motor in 9v trains - how?
 
(...) Hi Mike, it took maybe 3 hours to convert the first motor. Then I did 2 at a time and needed less than 2 hours to convert 2 motors. An that included all works: making the connecting bushes, opening the housing, drill the needed holes etc. That (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: 12v motor in 9v trains - how?
 
(...) Wouldn't converting the 9V motor as Ben Beneke described it have been easier? (URL) has all the details and seems a lot easier and safer. Good luck! (21 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)

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