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 Posted - December 05 2011 : 4:32:13 PM
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I found a round can motor today at work that has the name Mabuchi on the rear plastic portion of the motor. It is offered by Pitsco, an educational products supplier we use, under the name " motor 500", selling at $4.00@.
There is no label remaining on the motor, but I looked up the Pitsco specs and they read: 1.5-6 VDC, 150 mA.
It has a 2 mm single shaft.
When I hooked it to my test track with clips, it spun quite well, all the way up to full throttle (12V), although I ran it at half speed or lower primarily for about 30 seconds.
Is this a useful item?
Siouxlake/Ron
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 4:58:57 PM
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If it's rated for 1.5 to 6v, it may be better suited for battery operated toys than model trains. If it can't handle 12v, the RPM's will be excessive and it will heat up quickly.
What are the dimensions? Is it small enough to fit in an HO loco?
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 5:24:19 PM
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32mm diameter, 23mm length from rear spindle housing to base of single spindle which projects out from can, with 9mm shaft length.
Eyeballing it as just a hair wider than the original motor on a Plymouth MDT.
I re-ran it at half throttle for a minute and there was no warming apparent, but this was not under any load.
Ron
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 5:28:02 PM
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Mabuchi motors are used in Model trains, but they are ones rated at a higher voltage. You could put a resistor inline with the motor hot lead to reduce the voltage. Does it say anything in the specs about RPM? You're better off sticking with motors that normally use 12-16vdc rather than monkey with artificial loads to reduce the voltage but if you want to use it, you'll have to put a voltage-reducing resistor before the motor so it won't overheat it with too much voltage/current. The windings are probably smaller diameter wire than a 12-16v motor has. But you could use it.
Jerry
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 5:46:04 PM
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32mm is greater than the inside hood width of the largest HO diesels, so you're not going to get it into anything unless it's oversized, like the AHM C-Liners.
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 7:38:11 PM
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Hi Folks,
If you want motors to remotor the pt motors go to your local electronic repair shop and tell them you want used CD motors. I can get them here cheap. The last I go were 12 for $5.00 and they will take up to 12 volts. They are thin and will fit the PT motor with ease.
Ken
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Posted - December 05 2011 : 8:21:56 PM
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Well, I gave it a shot... I thought there might be some value in it.
Ron
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