anyone got a link to a site dedicated to winding armatures? i got a lionel ho scale diesel i changed the motor out on and i wanna attempt to repair the original motor. need some info on winding them, for example if you start on one pole, you attach the with solder to the pickups on the armature then procced to wind that pole. when you move to the next pole are you supposed to cut the wire or keep using the same wire? do you just go straight to the cumtator then start winding it? any information would be great thanks...
Would this be of use to you? http://howorld.fsmra.com/archives/howto/rewind/armature.html or, perhaps this? http://www.themotordoctor.com/
thanks i emailed them. as of now i have rigged it up to work with a more modern motor, i dunno what brand loco i pulled the motor out of it sad made in yugoslovia kinda erked me the only motor i had that i could compare was in a perfect loco that looked brand new. but i got it running and i'm happy with it. however if they can repair the original armature i'd be happier... you guys might get amusement out of the way i rigged this loco up lol..... keep in mind, the exposed wires where the solder is need cleaned up. i didn't think it was going to work so i did a quick job. i'll clean it up later but i installed small rubber bands for new bands, i cut a piece of foam to fit in the square hole,poked a hole in the foam with a small phillips screwdriver, gorilla glued a antenna tube from a rc car in it that i had cut, found a screw to fit in it and screwed the foam to the chassis. it fit so i pulled it back off, and gorilla glued the motor to the foam.. then the original rubber couplers that connected the motor shaft to the pulley shaft was worn and this motor was shaft was too small for them anyways so i cut a piece of wire i had in the garage skinned the wire and kept the rubber from around it, slid it on the motor shaft then squeezed it over the pulley shaft as a new coulpler. soldered the wires and put it on the track, it ran good lol i'll clean it up and make it look better later but heres some pictures and yes because the rubber was forced the balance is off a little bit, but it doesn't shake the motor and the shaft doesn't shake much it actually turns pretty straight even though it doesn't look like it.
thanks i emailed them. as of now i have rigged it up to work with a more modern motor, i dunno what brand loco i pulled the motor out of it sad made in yugoslovia kinda erked me the only motor i had that i could compare was in a perfect loco that looked brand new. but i got it running and i'm happy with it. however if they can repair the original armature i'd be happier... you guys might get amusement out of the way i rigged this loco up lol..... keep in mind, the exposed wires where the solder is need cleaned up. i didn't think it was going to work so i did a quick job. i'll clean it up later but i installed small rubber bands for new bands, i cut a piece of foam to fit in the square hole,poked a hole in the foam with a small phillips screwdriver, gorilla glued a antenna tube from a rc car in it that i had cut, found a screw to fit in it and screwed the foam to the chassis. it fit so i pulled it back off, and gorilla glued the motor to the foam.. then the original rubber couplers that connected the motor shaft to the pulley shaft was worn and this motor was shaft was too small for them anyways so i cut a piece of wire i had in the garage skinned the wire and kept the rubber from around it, slid it on the motor shaft then squeezed it over the pulley shaft as a new coulpler. soldered the wires and put it on the track, it ran good lol i'll clean it up and make it look better later but heres some pictures and yes because the rubber was forced the balance is off a little bit, but it doesn't shake the motor and the shaft doesn't shake much it actually turns pretty straight even though it doesn't look like it.
