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Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:57:32 GMT
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The below information was posted on the WAMALTC site. I know the new motors run
on a 7.4V as opposed to 9V, but can this work? Ben, I am hoping you can provide
some insight.
Has anybody tried to use the new motor with an old motor where they powered the
new 8866 motor FROM the old motor, getting power from the tracks?
As you cannot get the old motors anymore, it seems like one way to keep going
with old trains, or to get the better torque, would be to wire the new motor to
the old motor using the accessory connection from the old motor. But if the two
motors run at different speeds, does that put undue stress on them?
I suppose you could open the old motor, disable the motor connection and gears,
and just use it as a free-rolling truck with electric pickup. That sounds
destructive, but if I have a motor that is burned out it seems like a good use
of it (unless someone knows of a good supplier for the old electric motors used
in the old train motor).
Clifton
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Interesting idea, Clifton. I would be very interested to see if this works and if it is 'safe' for the motors. One thing to keep in mind though is that 9V motor failure tends to be more tied to the internal power leads that connect the wheels (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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| (...) I had a similar idea a couple months ago, but it was more in terms of making 9v steam trains more bump-resistant. See, we did a layout earlier this year where our tables weren't 100% perfectly level. One of the guys had a steam train, which, (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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| (...) I just tried this out on my basement layout. The short answer is no. The 8866 motor has a 9v-style connector on it, so the first thing I tried was connecting a 9v motor to the new motor with a 9v cable. No luck. Next, I tried connecting the 9v (...) (15 years ago, 12-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Has Anyone Tried This and Will it Work?
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| (...) Clifton, The problem with using a gutted 9v motor is the friction. The motor has a lot of side sprung friction for the electrical brush power pickups. I've been successful making power pickups using the ealy style 9v wheelsets. (URL) These (...) (15 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.trains)
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