For those of you who are remotoring your Athearn or other type of locomotive check out this page. http://www.alliancelink.com/alp/ The helix humper motor is back. I purchased a couple myself. It is an easy replacement for the athearn motor. You use your present athearn rubber clips and put the new motor in. The motor is electrically isolated from the frame and from what I can tell from the motors I bought, the quality is very good. A running can motor. They have two models available for the locos they list. The econo model is just the motor. The deluxe has balanced flywheels, I believe from Railpower, along with the clips in the flywheels for the driveshafts. No, I don't have any connection with the helix humper company/Alliance Locomotive Products. I have just used the motor in the past and found that it is a nice motor and any easy secure refit for the stock athearn motor.
The Helix Humper, how many poles is that motor? Is it skew wound, or have a skewed armature? I don't really know anything about them. Russell Hedges
I've used several of these remotors over the years. They are very good pullers and the motors are quiet, but won't disguise noisy gear train. In fact, they can uncover gear train noise by reducing motor noise. The starting voltage is lower and they have low current draw. Dean The Train Doctor
