Hi all!
My proto 2000 0-6-0 with DCC Sound arrived today. I only paid $99 for it, since the seller said it wasn’t running.
Thinking it was a simple fix(unsoldered wire, maybe motor is rubbing on frame, or at worst, a cracked gear), I bought the item.
Turns out, the issue was far worse. I took the motor out by itself, and realized there was a ton of resistance on the motor shaft.
I figured maybe the magnet inside got unstuck from the side of the motor frame.
After the struggle of taking the flywheel off(motor was too big for my NWSL gear puller), I got the motor shell apart, to find that the magnets have desintigrated, presumably from zinc pest(argggggg!! zinc pest my worst enemy!)
This is a first for me, having a motor fail in such a catastrophic way.
Since the motor is held by a split metal chassis design, I’ll have to find an identical replacement motor.
Does anyone have any suggestions/experience working with a similar issue?
I found a reference image of the motor, from one of those ebay china 12v motor sellers. But I cant seem to find any selling on Ebay.
https://picclick.com/DC-12V-24V-17800rpm-High-Speed-Strong-Magnetic-191946488250.html
Thanks!
Charles
EDIT: wow, what a conicidence that there are multiple active threads on Proto 2000 zinc pest. However, this one is more about where they sourced their motors, since proto 2000 don&#