Learn something new every day... that said, the 3 segments actually separated from the rest of the armature... but the wires did not come off. Is there a way to fix that?
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chuck Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Be careful. > The "communicator", actually commutator, should show 3 separate > segments. This makes it a 3 pole motor. Commutator segments= number of > poles. If you have a meter check the armature windings pole to pole > with rushes off to see if it is open or dead shorted. Ditto for field. > Assuming you need an armature, ask Doug Peck at Portlines via email to > be sure he has no armatures. > > "wintermutedm " wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have an interesting situation. I discovered that my 2 year old has > > figured out how to turn on my layout (I now need to put the power > > stip above 5 feet). At any rate, I had mistakenly left my 312 SIT > > engine on the layout, and while I was at work he fed track-power to > > it. It started up in neutral and was left there, full throttle, > > until I got home maybe 4 or 5 hours later. Being a SIT unit, the SIT > > had been running full steam until it died. When I opened it up and > > disected it, I found that the communicator (the copper circle) on the > > armature had split into 3 parts. Everything else looked ok... but > > now I am stuck with a dead armature. > > > > I have three questions for this: first, does anyone sell replacement > > armatures for SIT units? I checked Portlines and RFG and couldn't > > find any (not that they don't have them, I just couldn't find them). > > If no one sells them, is there a replacement unit for them (I am not > > worried about keeping the engine original: it is a repaint). And > > finally, is there a way to repair the communicator? I had a wild > > idea that supergluing the three pieces back together might work. I > > haven't tried it yet though. > > > > Let me know what you think. It was my only engine that smoked and > > worked before this, so I really want to get it fixed! > > Thanks > > > > Denny Merritt > > -Chicago > > > > S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com > > All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to s-trains- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -- > Chuck Smith of the NASG, Rochester Area S Gaugers (RASG) > and the S Gauge Chemung Valley Lines. http://home.eznet.net/~cesmith > > "It is often wiser to remain silent and be thought a fool > than to speak up and remove all doubt." Mark Twain S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
