Repowering old brass locos?


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WVrailfan

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I have a few old, mid 60s to early 80s, brass steam locos that I would like to repower with can motors and then set up for DCC.

Can anyone here recommend a good source of can motors?

Thanks

Jim
 
rather than replacing the motor, an alternative is to replace the magnets with supermagnets ...
it does improve the performance noticeably ...
 
D&J RailRoad said:
NWSL (North West Short Lines) is still in business for motors, linkage and gears.
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Agree. Over the years I've repowered several brass engines with NWSL parts. Their specs for their motors are very complete with dimensions and rpm. Most of the time a motor is not a direct drop onto original mounts so a bed of silicone sealer works just fine. Just be sure to keep it out of any moving parts.
 
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