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Reply to "726 (1946) armature end play"

Gentlemen,

Went to the home of a friend and longtime Lionel collector and examined his ‘46 Berk. That crazy amount of unnecessary endplay was present on his too. Guess it is what it is. I have two ‘46 Turbines requiring tuneups as well so I tore them apart. The worm shaft in them has noticeably less endplay. Also measured the brushes and they were approximately 0.430. So I’ve ordered 3 pairs of brushes and springs from Brasseur’s. Unless I post again I’m going to assume replacing the well worn brushes (0.380 vs. factory 0.4687) on my ‘46 Berk resolves the poor operation in reverse.

I thank all of you for your input,

AC

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