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Sudden motor overload errors

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Alan:

--- Quote from: ON28 on September 26, 2020, 11:24:02 PM ---Per the above, using contact cleaner, what's the best way to clean the motor?

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Just give it a little squirt in the brush area. Spin the motor a few times and give it another little squirt from the other side. If you have compressed air available, a light blowing afterwards is helpful. Let everything dry completely before putting juice to it.

Washing away residual carbon dust and cleaning/de-oxidizing the commutator is what you are doing.

Toy train motors use bronze bushings but if you are cleaning a motor that uses ball bearings you should lube the bearings afterwards.

ON28:
Thanks for that! I have some trichloroethane but it's 20 years old.

KiloWhiskey:
I was able to swap out motors on the loco, and it now runs fine.

Thanks again
Kevin

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