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To expand on Harry's note, the last brushes I got from Jeff Kane weren't really tinned and a note was included that said to super glue them in. That worked. Going forward, when I run out of brushes will probably have to make some from say #92 brush. Note sure how that'll work but have had success with it on type 2 motors

Just before I noticed this thread, I was about to inquire about the chances of somebody such as Hennings reproducing the brushes and springs for these motors as I acquired a cosmetically restored Lionel 150 locomotive that had brushes worn nearly into their spring holders which resulted in very bad operation.  

I cleaned out the holders and managed to modify a couple of the skinny brushes used in Lionel's Postwar whistle tenders to do the job (there's probably a brush that would be a closer fit, but I only have the common couple of Postwar ones on hand).  Not sure how long they'll last as I didn't have a great way of securing them, but so far they seem to be doing the trick.  They needed to be shortened quite a bit so they wouldn't touch the "brush holder" plate when assembled.  That said, I'm not much a fan of the cobbled together/questionable nature of this repair so if somebody does introduce such a product to the market again in the future I'd be in for a number of sets so that I wouldn't have to worry about it again.

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