Yes indeed Jon, it is a project!!! I determined the correct location for the MOSFET power transistors I received, installed them, powered up, and dang near burned 'em up again because the motor was stalled!!! How could it be stalled??? When I set the whole thing in a project bin, waiting on the transistors, the motor had been running fine!!!!
So I took the motor apart and sho nuff, windings were everywhere!! They weren't burned wires, they were simply loose wires, all jammed up between the rotor and the magnets (field). How does that happen!?!?!?
I placed an order to Lionel this morning for a new motor and a new wheel - I discovered a wee glitch with one of the middle (non-flanged) wheels where somebody had driven the side-rod screw home with a mighty wrench, and although tight, it was now noticeably crooked and causing a tiny hitch in the get-along!
It's beginning to feel like I'm being tested to see just how much $$$$ I'm willing to throw at this little starter set engine. Logic says I should have been through a while back, but the stubborn side just keeps chugging along .........
George
