Inquiring on the E226940 worm-gear for Z-scale.



Is this worm-gear suitable for the BR 50 (Märklin 8154) steam locomotive ?

I haven't been able to find info on this, nor an exploded parts diagram.

Any help if it's compatible with the BR 50 (Märklin 8154) is much appreciated.

Many thanks

Hello hope all is well.

I could not locate any information about your exact model, but I did find a Br 50. Here is a five pole locomotive which might be like the one you have.

https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/88842

A Br 50 is a Br 50. I am not aware of a major modification or update with this model (until the coreless motor). The parts shown (#7)may be exactly what you need. I always thought this gear was the same on all locomotive, but I am probably wrong.

Here is the parts manual.

https://www.maerklin.de/...lnummer=88842&lang=2

I also found a listing for the gear in your photo on zscalehobo website. In fact the photo showing your gear is exactly the same as the one posted. The description does not mention your locomotive number. It might not work on yours.

You might want to contact https://www.zscalehobo.com/. To confirm that you need part #7. Incidentally, this is a very difficult install process,but not impossible.

Take good care.

Zme

All the 3/5 pole br 50s use the same fundamental mechanical parts, so the 8884 is a good alternative to get parts info from.

Märklin sometimes don't publish the exploded diagrams for all versions of a locomotive class they produced, forcing a bit more research sometimes.