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 Posted - November 27 2014 : 7:46:56 PM
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I have a Tyco Spirit of '76 locomotive that doesn't run. I've disassembled the motor and cleaned the part but I believe the issue that the brushes are worn out.
My 1st problem is that I don't know exactly what kind/size of brushes I need.
The second issue is that I don't know where/if I can get them.
Can anyone help?
The locomotive is the Alco Century 430 model/type 244.
Thanks for any assistance.
PS. Now I also need new springs cause I just lost one!
Brian
Edited by - bbrizend on November 27 2014 7:57:47 PM
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Posted - November 27 2014 : 8:20:50 PM
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I found that the old Aurora slot car brushes were near perfect - they're flatter and not too tall, unlike the later AF/X versions of the later cars. The diameter was also perfect. I posted this somewhere some time ago, but can't find the thread now  So if you do a search on Aurora slot car brushes, and find a source, that would be the best drop-in solution for the Tyco PT motor.
Jerry in VA
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Posted - November 27 2014 : 8:22:16 PM
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Ok, here ya go :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Aurora-Thunderjet-T-Jet-500-HO-Slot-Car-CARBON-COMMUTATOR-MOTOR-BRUSHES-1960s-/161274856181
plenty of sets available, too. 
Jerry
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Posted - November 28 2014 : 7:50:45 PM
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| Hey Brian, Do you have a photo of the brushes? I'm certainly not an expert, but after tuning up a dozen or so Tyco-Mantua or Mantua electric motors (and some of them several times until I got it right), the problem can usually be traced to other than the brushes. Are the brushes you have resting against the armature with a little bit of tension . . . like the spring clip at the top is actually doing something? I know in the past, when I've been messing around and soldering to the post, I've ended up getting the spring and then bending the spring removing it so that the spring was not holding the brush under a bit of tension and the contact was crummy. Anyway . . .
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