Re: [CBQ] Stewart Hobbies F Unit Motor

["Scott Myers myers.scottv@gmail.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Charlie,

Thanks for the mention of the Kato motor.  I was puzzled by that at first, then finally remembered this morning that it is a Kato drive in that locomotive, as well as one of the other Stewart F units that I have.  I checked the Kato website, and sure enough, they have replacement brush sets for $2.50.  Quite a savings versus the $45 for an entire new motor and flywheel set!

Hopefully, this information will be useful to others owning Stewart locomotives with Kato drives as well.

Scott Myers

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Scott Myers <myers.scottv@gmail.com> wrote:

You fellows are right about calling them.  I figured I'd call them Monday, but wanted to see if others had any experience with this before I called them, particularly if Bowser tells me my only option thru them is to pay the $45 for the entire motor and flywheel assembly. 

Scott Myers

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Charlie cvlk@comcast.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Scott

If the unit has a Kato motor you might try Atlas or Kato....but I'd give Stewart a call as I would find it hard to believe that they don't stock brushes for those motors.

Charlie Vlk

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On Feb 18, 2017, at 9:07 AM, Scott Myers myers.scottv@gmail.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I have a CB&Q "chicken-wire" F3A by Stewart Hobbies.  It recently quit running, and I found that the problem is a motor brush that had somehow broken into several pieces.  Does anyone know where one can obtain replacement brushes for this motor?  As an alternative, is there a source for a replacement Stewart motor or perhaps a substitute motor with the same shaft diameter and length so the existing flywheels and universal joint ends can be used?

The Bowser website does list a #691-600 "Bowser Motor and flywheels (replaces #29)" assembly for $35 plus $10 S&H that appears to be the correct motor per my old instruction sheet, but that seems rather exorbitantly priced when all I really need are replacement motor brushes.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions on this matter.

Scott Myers

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