@Woodsworks posted:Pat, is it vital to remove the encoder, or is it purely due to space considerations?
Paul.
Purely out of space issues…..lemme see if I can dig up some before and after pics for a better comparison ….
So when we talk about the 9434 Pittmans found in a lot of O scale models, we tend to call that a 60 mm motor, right?, …more or less, add some change …..well, the CPR motor we’re discussing on Rob’s thread is a 9234 with a 500 count CPR encoder housing,….the motor itself without an encoder option would be a 60 mm, same as 9434, ….but the encoder housing adds 20 mm, so now it’s 80 mm long,….but the silver lining comes when we machine off the encoder housing portion….now we have a motor slightly under 60 mm, but still have the larger armature and big can…..so now even some opportunities open up on locomotives that were just too tight to fit the big motor ( -34 ) ……I’ll get some pics up after this reply …..we’ll go ahead and make this thread as clear as mud…..🤣🤣🤣
Pat
