Question:> Has anyone had any dealings with a motor made by Mabuchi? I bought 2 on E-Bay > #6049097889 I took a shot in the dark on these &wondered if anyone has even > heard of them. Thank in advance, Mike
Re: Mabuchi motors... they are a firm that has been in the motor business for a loooong time. They are generally considered good quality motors. Most modelers are familiar with the brand name...they are especially well liked in RC electric cars and planes ....some of these motors suck the amps big time and run at 30,000 rpm or more. very high performance...some run on batteries at 1.5 v and some are set up for gear reduction drives for props... they can be as small as 1/4 dia or up to ...welll who knows...big. You might try contacting Mabuchi and see if they have a website reference for motors? The real problem is to know what you got and what voltage it is designed to work on and what application it is intended for...almost all these motors today are can style and may be expensive rare-earth, corless etc. If you happen to have an old open frame and/or field wound motor then I can't help you... the "old" motors are usually to inefficient and to fool with. For S gauge and if you are looking for DC motors to replace AF there are several kits -assemblies with and without gear reduction for about $30 to 60 available from a number of hobby shops and listed supply houses for S. This is what I would recomend you use for an AF remotoring job. Also they make conversions for most AF diesel engines as well.(a real good thing for the Baldwin switcher). If you want to run on AC with a DC motor then add a rectifier per numerous diagrams available in how to's (various web sites and manuals). If you need more specific info contact me. Peter Loeb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: [S-Trains] MOTORS [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
