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Offline Seetal  
#1 Posted : 05 March 2006 17:29:27(UTC)
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Seetal


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Location: Maryland, USA
The more I run my trains the closer I get to giving the motors a really good cleaning and lubrication. It seems that the best way of doing this is to disassemble the motor and give it the engine spa treatment.

However, my grasp of what consititutes the motor is very conceptual. Is there a site (in plain English) that anyone knows that explains all the parts and how they interact in language that is very basic? The diagrams that come with the Marklin locos do not provide that type of integrated information. I have little background in understanding electrics and part of the allure of this hobby was that I could get a good "grounding" (bad pun intended, feel sorry for my kids) for a better understanding. From brushes to commutators it is a bit of a mystery.

John, who eats raisins because currents kill
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Offline alonso231gery  
#2 Posted : 05 March 2006 19:29:38(UTC)
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alonso231gery

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I will sacrifice my 3078 and my 3000 in the name of learning process,i will buy the service manual and i will experiment,i hope i will do sth good.
An outsider.
I'm looking for the owner of that horse. He's tall, blonde, he smokes a cigar, and he's a pig!
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Offline Hoffmann  
#3 Posted : 05 March 2006 20:26:53(UTC)
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Hoffmann

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Hello John,

Sometimes it pays to be a Marklin Insider ( no offence to the Outsiders ).
In the past Marklin Insider magazines there were many write ups with Pictures on all the Marklin Motors.
Have a look here www.stayathome.ch/maerklin_br03.htm

Martin
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Offline Zora la rousse  
#4 Posted : 05 March 2006 20:59:32(UTC)
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I can think of 2 options:

1) buy a very cheap second hand locomotive and sacrifice them for learning.

2) I have a very nice nephew and father who clean the locomotives for me. Perhaps somebody in your circle who can help you ?
You are never too late to become a Märklin fan.
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Offline HueyCE  
#5 Posted : 06 March 2006 05:29:42(UTC)
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The Märklin website has some very good exploded drawings of the locomotives, unfortunately the parts are all listed in German.
Ira
Building German Era I-II layout(Mk IIIc).UserPostedImage
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Offline digilox1  
#6 Posted : 06 March 2006 08:23:08(UTC)
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John,
This could be of some help.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/motor.htm

Regards,
Manfred
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Offline Seetal  
#7 Posted : 06 March 2006 20:40:15(UTC)
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Seetal


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Nice combo of links thanks all.

And offering a loco or 2 to the inquisitive gods. Hmmmmm. I must say the idea of sacrifice appeals to my pagan Celtic blood. If perhaps I could get one for $20 I may try but that's not happening any time soon.

thanks again.

John
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Offline Rocca  
#8 Posted : 06 March 2006 20:53:32(UTC)
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Rocca

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Hi Seetal,

This homepage http://www.ad-soft.ch/moba/_main.html isn't in English, but it is really very usefull...try on the left the Umbau button.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Best regards

Stefano
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Offline franciscohg  
#9 Posted : 06 March 2006 23:02:29(UTC)
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franciscohg

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Great Links.
UserPostedImage German trains era I-II and selected III, era depends on the mood, mostly Maerklin but i can be heretic if needed XD, heresy is no longer an issue.. LOL
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Offline Karl  
#10 Posted : 11 March 2006 06:40:52(UTC)
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Karl

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Just my two cents here. I feel the best way is to try to find some cheap locos in need of repair and or/just for parts on auction. I learned how to fix these trains starting out with the 3000's, 3029's, 3090's and moving up. Once you get the knack for taking them apart and putting them back together, the bigger locos won't be that much harder. The one thing that I had to overcome was the wiring ( being very carful not to break) after totally stripping an engine down. Just practice with them and don't get frustrated if it doesn't work the first time around.
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Offline steventrain  
#11 Posted : 11 March 2006 09:38:28(UTC)
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Very interesting links.
Large Marklinist 3- Rails Layout with CS2/MS2/Boosters/C-track/favorites Electric class E03/BR103, E18/E118, E94, Crocodiles/Steam BR01, BR03, BR05, BR23, BR44, BR50, Big Boy.
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