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HOn3 LOCOMOTIVE BELL ARMATURE MOTOR & MECHANISM UPGRADE KITS.     DIRECT SALE ONLY

FOR YEARS MANY LOCOMOTIVES IN HOn3 HAVE NOT RUN AS WELL AS THE BEST LOCOMOTIVES IN LARGER SCALES. WE HAVE NOW DEVELOPED SOME MECHANISM REBUILD KITS THAT EASILY UPGRADE VERY COMMON, READILY AVAILABLE AND REASONABLY PRICED HOn3 BRASS MODELS INTO SOME OF THE FINEST RUNNING AND LOOKING STEAM ENGINES IN MODEL RAILROADING. THE CONVERTED LOCOMOTIVES WILL QUIETLY RUN AT A 12 VOLT SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MPH WITH A SMOOTH FLYWHEEL ACTION.

M-1 MOTOR + FLYWHEEL KIT

M-1 This Faulhaber 1624T9.3K motor has a 1608 flywheel attached on one end. The 10mm long 1.5mm shaft comes out the brush end of the motor and the flywheel is on the back end. The total unit measures .630" diameter by 1.30" long. Oil must never be applied to the shaft as the commutator (not a bearing) is inside the output shaft hole. There are no screw mounting holes so the motor case must be glued in place. I use silicone sealant for a soft (vibration absorbing) mount and SHOE GOO (sporting goods store) or GOOP (hardware, big box or builders supply store) for a firm mount if the motor position will control worm mesh.
Now that Mashima is discontinuing the RM-1630 (I still have them in stock) this is a much better (but more expensive) motor upgrade for larger Hallmark EBT 2-8-2s, the PFM K-27, K-28, C&S 2-8-0, RGS 4-6-0, SP #9 4-6-0, the Westside tender drive SPng 4-6-0s and K-27s and many other locomotives that used to take the 1630 can motor. The M-1 is slower, smoother, quieter and gives flywheel action in about the same length as the 1630 that had no flywheel. Price $89.95.

LOCOMOTIVE CONVERSION KITS SUMMARY - Longer description below.

THESE KITS ARE CUSTOM DESIGNED TO EXACTLY FIT ONLY THE LISTED LOCOS;
THEY WILL PROBABLY NOT FIT ANY OTHER LOCOMOTIVES THAN THE ONES LISTED

Assembly is quite easy and non-technical but a rail nipper, screw drivers, drill set and pinvise and a round and square file are required and a Dremel is very helpful. The K-3 kits require more work and skill because we have to correct several problems in the original locomotives but all the steps are fully explained.

K-1 Westside D&RGW C-16s (#268 and 278 with the motor hanging out the cab)
K-2 Far East Distributors (Spartan Series) 4-4-0 and 2-6-0 HO or HOn3 Motor, flywheels and other improvements.
K-3A Westside and Balboa (second run) T-12 4-6-0 Both of these had 30/1 3 mod gearing, a brass idler gear
        and brass "reverse worm" and coil springs on the tender truck mounting screws.
K-3B Balboa T-12 4-6-0 (first run) had 25/1 2.5 mod gearing, a white nylon idler gear and no tender truck
        screw springs.  
K-4 Balboa C-19 2-8-0 (#340) This very simple conversion replaces the open frame motor with a Faulhaber
        motor, flywheels, new gearbox and cab interior.
K-5AN Westside NCNG#9 and K-5AS SP#1 2-8-0 with idler gear. Will not fit the first run with sloping drive.
        Like our K-3 with different length legs, boiler and backhead detail and cab roof weights.
K-5B Westside SP #9 and#18 4-6-0 with idler gear drive. Same as K-5A with different length legs.
K-9P PFM C&S 2-8-0, RGS #20 4-6-0 and SP #9 4-6-0. The M-1 motor is mated to an almost invisible drive
        shaft with a flexible universal in the tender to eliminate the operating problems these models had
        with the original drive
K-9W Westside SP #8, #9 and#18 4-6-0 with tender drive. Same as K-9P with different ball universal.
K-11 Key C&S 2-8-0#58, 60, 65& 69. This simple kit includes a custom delrin idler gear and Faulhaber 1319
        motor with 1310 flywheel, just press the original worm on and glue the motor to the gearbox.
K-12 Westside/PSC C&S #74 & #75 2-8-0. Some of these motors have failed or run poorly. This kit fits a
        Faulhaber with flywheel to the original worm and gearbox.
K-21 Balboa and Custom Brass C-21 2-8-0. A 62-1 gearbox with Faulhaber motor and flywheel. Coming
K-25 Westside C-25 2-8-0. This conversion kit has our Faulhaber M-1 motor and flywheel Kit (see above)
        and steel worm all mounted on a screw on bracket with new custom #305 delrin idler gear and side rod
        washers to keep the paint from being scraped off wheel crank throws.
K-27 Westside K-27 "Piston Valve" and "Modern Slide Valve" versions. Our M-1 Faulhaber motor and flywheel
        fitted to be screw mounted on the gearbox trailing arm, side rod washers, extra weight, instructions to reduce
        minimum radius and shorts, add a front coupler and increase electrical pickup to 14 wheels. A real puller.
        Coming
K-28 & K-36 Westside D&RGW K-28 (K-28) and K-36 (K-36)2-8-2s. These models have undersize motors.
        These kits include our Faulhaber M-1 (motor with large flywheel(2 for K-36)) and steel worm all mounted
        on a bracket which you just screw onto the trailing arm of the gearbox. There is a front bearing on the
        K-36 worm shaft you attach to the gearbox.
       
K-37 Westside D&RGW K-37. This great model had an open frame motor and all brass gears. This kit includes
        our M-1 Faulhaber motor and flywheel kit, our #305 idler gear conversion, a new front worm bearing and
        steel worm on a hardened steel shaft and washers to keep the paint from being worn off the wheels.

KIT + CONVERSIONS (requires work in my shop, please phone and schedule time)

KC-91 Westside /PSC C-16 "HiGrade" with cab interior. Send the boiler and motor and we bore out the
        motor collar from 12mm. to 13mm.and mount a Faulhaber motor and flywheel and clean out all
        protrusions inside the boiler to clear the flywheel.
KC-92 Key C&S 2-6-0 #22. Send the motor and collar and, we bore the motor collar and fit a Faulhaber
        motor and flywheel and return it with a new delrin idler gear installed. It is easy to install.
KC-93 & KC-94 Key C&S 2-8-0 #71 and Key RGS 2-8-0 #42. Send the old motor, collar and idler
        gear mount, we bore the motor collar out to 13mm. and install a Faulhaber motor, flywheel and NWSL
        steel worm. We modify the idler gear mount to reposition our custom delrin idler gear to properly
        mesh with the smaller diameter NWSL worm.

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION WHEN ORDERING DCC VERSIONS specify whether you will use LED or 1.5V. 15ma bulbs and whether you want intense bright or moderately bright lighting as this effects included resistor values.

K-1 The Westside C-16 ( PHOTO ) ( PHOTO ) is a well detailed model of a common and popular 2-8-0 in HOn3. This simple motor conversion with a 7400 rpm micromotor produces smooth starts and a 35 mph 12 volt speed  with some "flywheel type coast" and the motor is the same shape as a C-16 boiler and fits completely inside the cab and has boiler backhead casting included. You cut off the old motor mount down to the frame and drill one hole in the frame cross piece in front of the drawbar screw. File down the top of the frame (maybe .020" ) just behind the idler gear to clear the motor and bracket. The mesh of the included NWSL polished steel worm should be correct but can be adjusted by hand filing the back legs of the motor mounting bracket. Use 1 provided 2mm screw to mount the motor bracket and screw the drawbar screw into the 2mm nut on the motor brush lead. Test run to make sure everything runs right. File down the PSC backhead casting (included) to fit down to frame and glue to the back of the motor. Add the included weight to the cab roof, Screw on boiler and run, enjoying the finest running HOn3 loco you own. Estimated 2 hours   Price $100   K-1DCC version with a TCS back EMF decoder mounted, and instructions is $180.
See March 2001 NG&SL GAZEETTE page 12 for product review and photograph. See Colorado N. G. Quarterly Wint 2006 pgs.10-11 for an installation article with pictures.

K-2 The Spartan Series ( PHOTO )  2-6-0/ 4-4-0 can be made into a truly fine running locomotive but a couple problems gave them a very bad reputation. They are the only small 2-6-0 and 4-4-0 produced in HOn3 and revised electrical pickup and a great micro motor with flywheels make them truly great running locomotives. The tender drive if properly done is not a problem and allows much more weight to be placed on the drivers. Our conversion is very simple, we grind a groove on the tender PC board and run a jumper so all tender wheels pickup off the fireman's side rail. We put a spring wire on the drawbar so that the loco transmits electricity to the tender body and the pilot wheels are made to pickup electricity. Now we have 4 wheel contact on each rail, we include a lead cab roof weights. The 7400 rpm 1319 micromotor with flywheels is siliconed to the pc board tender floor and wires from the motor connected to the tender floor. The drive shaft to the cab is an .018 wire that is almost invisible. One end of the old plastic drive shaft (which is completely inside the cab) is cut off and superglued to a collar on the front of the drive shaft with the rear in a universal joint on the front motor shaft. If you send the plastic drive shaft (packed in a slot in a piece of corrigated cardboard) to us with your order we will install it when we return the kit. If you have lost the driveshaft add $5 and we will include one installed on the shaft. Add the included cab roof weight You now have a very smooth and quiet running 30mph 4-4-0/2-6-0. Conversion time about 3 hours with no critical machining. Price is $100 (please specify 4-4-0 or 2-6-0 as there is one different part)     K-2DCC version with a TCS back EMF decoder mounted and instructions is $180.
   See July 2001 NG&SL GAZETTE page 15 for photo and product review "best running HOn3 4-4-0 I have ever operated""will transform an old FED into a fine running model." See also Light Iron Digest Feb.2005 pgs.8-12 for installation and detailing pictures and story.
        A small 2nd run of these models (including all the HO models) came with a brass tender floor and the front tender truck mounted further back on the floor. We have a revised kit with extra parts and an instruction supplement for this version, specify K-2(4-4-0 or 2-6-0)BR for this. "The PC board version is easier to convert."

K-3A The Westside and Balboa (2nd run) 4-6-0 .( PHOTO ) had several gear mesh problems that caused them to make much noise and run very poorly and the brass idler gear quickly wore out the brass worm. Both production runs were made with the axle slots milled too far up in the frame which caused the axle gear to mest tightly with the 30 tooth idler gear and force the center driver down in the frame. The vibration caused by the tightly meshing gears caused the driver to vibrate on the track causing noise. This kit gives you a custom made 29 tooth delrin idler gear and a new pivot shaft (the old one was probably worn by the rotating brass gear) and instructions on how to adjust the gear mesh. After the wheel gauge is corrected and the siderods adjusted the loco runs very smoothly. The firebox sides are bent out slightly, most of the motor mounting plate is cut off the frame and a hole drilled up throught the frame. The included 2mm screw is run through the frame into the mount bracket of the Faulhaber "micro motor" with 2 flywheels and a steel worm. File adjust the two bracket legs to fine tune the worm mesh and run the drawbar wire with 2mm nut to the drawbar screw. Included are a half circle of brass and a boiler backhead casting to detail the cab interior and a lead weight for the cab roof. With the work involved to correct the problems of the original T-12, this is our most challenging kit, at least 5 hours.   Price $125      K-3ADCC version with TCS back EMF decoder mounted and wired and extra instructions     $205
See Sep. 2003NG&SL GAZETTE page 16 for photo and review "ran very smoothly".

K-3B The Balboa T-12 (first run) 4-6-0 has a 25 tooth white nylon idler gear which is reusable so has fewer problems to correct. After regauging the wheels and checking the siderods we fine tune the idler gear mesh. The firebox sides are bent out slightly, the vertical part of the motor mount bracket is cut out and installation proceeds as in the K-3A kit. We include custom tender truck mounting springs to improve electrical pickup, the cab roof weight and other needed parts found in the K-3A kit. K-3B  Price $125  K-3B-DCC version is $205

K-4 Balboa C-19 #340 2-8-0. ( PHOTO ) This is a very easy to install kit with a new gearbox, steel worm and new smaller delrin idler gear, Faulhaber motor with 2 flywheels and boiler detail for the cab interior. No cutting required, unscrew the old gearbox and motor, mount the motor/gearbox with the 2 old 2mm screws and feed the attached motor wire through the hole in the frame down to the drawbar location. Assemble the drawbar parts onto the terminal lug on the drawbar wire and screw this back to the frame greatly improving the look over the original design. The rear cab handrails are not attached prototypically. Drill a .024 hole vertically in the bottom outer ends of the rear cab support bracket. Cut the handrail bottom ends off the back cab wall and bend the wire ends down and into the holes (see prototype photos). Add the included cab roof weight. Time about 2 hours. Price  $125  K-4 DCC version with TCS back EMF decoder mounted and wired and special instructions     $205 "I am very pleased with the C-19 kit, installed with no problems and works like a dream!" Graham Hodges, Australia. See review March 2009 Gazette page 12.

K-5AN The Westside NCNG#9,K-5AS S.P.#1 2-8-0 ( PHOTO ) Cab mounted idler gear drive only. Specify SP or NCNG versions as they use a different worm. Simply cut the old motor mounting bracket off the frame, remove a little of frame around the idler gear, drill a hole in the driver cover plate and screw the motor mounting plate with Faulhaber coreless motor and large flywheel to the chassis and assemble the drawbar screw to the wire and 2mm nut from the motor. Assemble the backhead detail and boiler shell and fit it around the motor and wedge it into the boiler. K-5A kit $110 K-5A-DCC kit $190 I recently opened an idler gear NCNG #9 and found a 30 tooth brass idler gear (horrors) on a 2.5mm shaft. This must be replaced . Order NWSL 2161 delrin idler gear.

K-5B The Westside S.P. #9, & #18 4-6-0 ( PHOTO ) Cab mounted idler gear drive only. Same as K-5A kit, just slightly different length bracket legs and screw location. K-5b KIT $110 K-5B-DCC KIT $190

K-9P The PFM C&S 2-8-0, RGS #20 4-6-0 and S.P. #9 4-6-0 were strong well built models with lots of weight in the hollow boiler. This kit includes our M-1 Faulhaber bell armature motor plus a FW-1608 flywheel unit that is very slow, smooth, quiet and powerful. The old stiff rubber coupling is replaced by a longer .015" shaft that is almost invisible with a ball universal in the cab and a soft and flexible surgical tubing coupling in the tender which eliminates all the operating problems of the original design. K-9P $100 K-9P/DCC $185

K-9W The Westside S.P. #8, #9, & #18 4-6-0 with tender drive. This kit is identical to the K-9P kit except for the size of the front ball universal. K-9W $100, K-9W/DCC $180

K-11 Key C&S 2-8-0 #58, #60, #65 and #69 ( PHOTO ) Very nice models with sprung drivers. Unfortunately the Sagami 1230 motor only allows 15 to 70 MPH speeds and the brass idler gear is noisy. We offer a custom NWSL cut delrin idler gear conversion KEY MODELS #C&S#58 Idler Gear or a full upgrade kit of the gear plus a Faulhaber 1319T7.4K bell armature motor with FW-131015 flywheel as kit K-11. You mount the delrin idler gear in the gearbox, pull the worm off the old Sagami, mount it on the Faulhaber shaft, glue the motor to the gearbox motor bracket and attach the 2 wires on the motor to the loco. This conversion runs 1 to 25 mph with significant flywheel coast and virtually no noise. K-11 kit is $100, DCC kit is K-11-DCC $180.

K-12 Westside/PSC C + S #74/75 2-8-0. ( PHOTO ) These fine models were built with a good motor that sometimes fail with age. SeeNamiki Motors. The K-12 kit substitutes a Faulhaber 1319 motor with a FW-1310 flywheel. The worm must be drilled out from 1.2mm to 1.5mm and the motor mounting bracket adjusted for perfect worm mesh. The kit is $80, if you want me to do the complete installation $130. For fully wired TCS BEMF DCC add $80.

K-21 Balboa and Custom Brass C-21 2-8-0. This is in development and will have a 1 piece custom built 62-1 gearbox with a Faulhaber 15,000 rpm motor with flywheels to fit right on the driver axle and power the original axle gear.

K-25 Westside D&RGW C-25. 2-8-0. ( PHOTO ) Very nice locomotive with the boiler siting high but this can be adjusted down. This full conversion kit is based on a very low speed Faulhaber M-1 Kit motor and flywheel (see above) to match the 26/1 gear ratio. All this is attached to a brass plate that you screw onto the gearbox trailing arm. Included is an improved WESTSIDE delrin Idler Gear #305 with new bearings and steel 1.5mm pivot shaft that greatly reduces friction and increases gear stability, quietness and flywheel coast. Also included are a revised pilot truck pivot to reduce derailments, and washers to keep the siderods from scraping the paint off the counterweights. Kit K-22 $125, with TCS Back EMF DCC $205.
   See Jan. 2009 NG&SL GAZETTE page 12 for photo and product review.

K-27 Westside K-27 Piston Valve And Modern Slide Valve 2-8-2s. COMING This kit will upgrade this fine piece of machinery to greatly improve running and eliminate a lot of little nagging problems. Our M-1 Faulhaber motor and flywheel is fitted to be screw mounted on the gearbox trailing arm, side rod washers, extra weight, instructions to reduce minimum radius and shorts, add a front coupler and increase electrical pickup to 14 wheels. A real puller. Coming

K-28 Westside K-28 2-8-2. This kit uses a Faulhaber M-1 motor and a flywheel kit all mounted on a mounting plate with a NWSL steel worm mounted on the front motor shaft. Drill 2 holes in the gearbox trailing arm and screw mount the motor. K-36 for K-36 2-8-2. This kit uses a Faulhaber M-1 motor and flywheel kit with a second flywheel on the front of the motor, all mounted on a mounting plate. Drill 2 holes in the gearbox trailing arm and screw mount the motor. Mount the front bearing bracket to the front of the gearbox. Mount the worm and shaft between the front beating and the motor, coupling the shafts using the silicone coupling provided. Screw the 2mm nut soldered to a wire on the motor to the drawbar and it is installed. Also included are washers and instructions on how to keep the siderods from scraping the paint off the wheel crank throws. Kits K-28 and K-36 $110. With TCS Back EMF DCC decoder installed and wired to the motor $190.

K-37 Westside K-37 2-8-2. This kit is very similar to the K-36 Kit but fitted to the K-37. They also come with our #305 "high efficiency" delrin idler geat kit. Installation requires drilling 2 holes in the gearbox trailing arm so the motor, flywheels(2) and bracket csn be screw mounted. A new front worm bearing is fitted to the gearbox and the steel worm and shaft fit between it and the motor using the universal/shaft coupling provided. Install the provided washers under the middle crankpin screws to keep the side rods from scraping the paint off the wheel counterweights. K-37 Kit Price $130, K-37DCC Kit Price $210.

KIT + CONVERSIONS (requires work in my shop, please phone and schedule your rebuild project).

KC-91 Westside /PSC C-16 "HiGrade" ( PHOTO ) with cab interior. A great model but with no flywheel action and some of the 12mm. Some Namiki Motors have seized up or run poorly due to the factory using a lubricant that hardens with age. I have developed a Kit + Conversion that requires you to send the boiler and old motor to my shop, I bore out the motor collar and fit in the 1319T7.4K Faulhaber motor with FW-130915 flywheel, bore the worm and mount it on the motor, clean out any wires or other tabs sticking inside the boiler (clearences are very tight), attach the wires and return it to you. Price $125, with TCS Back EMF DCC installed and wired to the motor $205. Phone to schedule the work. See review May 2009 Gazette p 15.

KC-92 Key C&S 2-6-0 #22. ( PHOTO ) A very nice model with sprung drivers, a brass idler gear rotating on a brass shaft and a Sagami 1225 motor with no slow speed performsnce. I had NWSL make a replacement delrin idler gear KEY MODELS C&S #22 Idler Gear that replaces the original brass gear and offer a Kit + Conversion that includes a 7400 RPM Faulhaber 1319T7.4K motor and FW-131015 flywheel to replace the originalvery coggy and fast Sagami 1225 can motor. Since the motor is larger in diameter than the Sagami and the motor mounts in a brass collar in the boiler, you must send me the old motor and collar, I bore it out, mount the Faulhaber and flywheel and original worm and return it to you ( with the custom delrin idler gear to mount in your loco). Speed range is about 1 to 25 mph with significant flywheel coast and reduced noise. Whole package = $125, add $80 for TCS Back EMF DCC decoder mounted and wired to the motor. Please phone to schedule the work. "Wow does it run well! Congratulations. It coasts further than any other flywheel-model I have. It is now my "benchmark" for operation." Rick Jung-Hutchinson,Ks. See May 2009 Gazette page 15 for review.

KC-93 Key C&S #71 2-8-0 and
KC-94 Key RGS C-17 #42 2-8-0. A copy of the WS C-16 HiGrade drive but with poor quality brass worm and brass idler gear. The Namiki 1230 Motor frequently fails. Send the old motor with its brass collar and the idler gear and gearbox to us and we bore the collar out to install a Faulhaber 1319 bell armature (coreless) motor with flywheel, NWSL steel worm and return it to you fully wired. Since the NWSL worm is smaller in diameter than the poorly machined Samhongsa brass worm we replace, we modify the idler gearbox to raise the idler gear for proper worm mesh, install a custom Delrin idler gear and send it with the motor. Speed range is about 1 to 25 mph with significant flywheel coast and reduced noise. The whole package is $125, add $80 for TCS Back EMF DCC decoder mounted and wired to the motor. Please phone to schedule the work.

ALL PARTS AND VERY COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCLUDED. designed by "Loco Doc"

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