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Re: 12v motor in 9v trains - how?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:40:34 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Chapman writes:
> 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.
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> -Mike
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 is not so much work. Most complicated has been to find fitting springs:
those are very fine and offer only very low forces. A spring from a ball pen
would be way to big and strong....
What I think to be not too nice on your solution is the following: 12V 7865
motors are quite expensive (or rare, which is nearly the same). In comparison
to that 9V motors are common like basic bricks. New ones cost 25 bucks (if
someone has parted out cheap sets you may get new motors cheaper), used ones
are even at much lower prices to be found.
Kind Regards,
Ben
> > 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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| (...) Although the 9v -> 12v conversion is very nice, as you said in another post, 9v is really the way to go. In fact, I don't have any 12V track, but I am planning on getting a 7745, or possibly some other 12V trains. Of course, you can simply (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12v motor in 9v trains - how?
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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