@roll_the_dice posted:@flanger Great information Bob, thanks. I will keep that in mind if I have problems. Was the Pittman motor a direct plug and play replacement for the Canon? Do you remember which Pittman you used? Thanks again!
These motors are typically simple having two poles for the electrical connections. The shaft size was the same. So plug and play applied to my situation. The motor number I used was Pittman 8424 J 181. I bought it from NWSL several years ago. Availability may be an issue now, but for what its worth that was the motor I used. Far superior to the original Canon. My Canon and NCE decoder worked fine until it just dropped dead. Had NCE service the decoder and reinstalled it. Again all went well until the decoder just dropped dead. It was at this point I began to hear what friends had told me about the Canon motor used in these. Not saying your going to have the same issue, but worth remembering if you do.
Bob
