This would be a non-debate if the smaller motors, most of the time Mabuchis......were serviceable....Pittmans are completely serviceable, and Ametek, the parent company of Pittman is fast about getting parts out.......and it isn’t pricey at all to put new brushes and bearings in a Pittman, heck, it’s easier to service a Pittman than it is to do a Pullmor.....I’ve converted a couple 24 volt Pittmans to 15 volt on the cheap.....the original owner of Pittman, from what I remember was an O scaler, so it was real easy to deal with them back in the day.....but I have no problem getting service from Ametek, they always seem to answer the phone quickly, and I get in touch with a sales rep who takes my order and processes it right then and there......it’s the fact that models like the railking line, traditional sized Lionel, and dare I say all the vertical motored scale locos are kinda stuck with the Mubachis like the 385s......if they had small Pittmans and set screws, it’d be a better deal as far as servicing goes........Pat
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