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Need a source for Mabuchi FK-280SA-14200 motors

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Posted by DRGWGJCO on Saturday, February 27, 2021 5:37 PM

Will do. 

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Posted by DRGWGJCO on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:16 AM

Looks promising  got a notification from USPS about the shipment. 

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Posted by DRGWGJCO on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 4:10 PM

Package left Utah yesterday. Should be here this week will post photos

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Posted by D94R on Monday, April 5, 2021 2:24 PM

garya

 

These use to look exactly like the Kato HM5 motors.  Not sure why they changed the style. (my ebay purchase history links to the quoted motors now if I were to re-buy the HM5 looking ones)

Anyhow, I purchased 40 of the original style assuming they would "disapear" from availability at some point. 

I used them in my most egregious Athearn RTR's (couple SD50 coffee grinders and a couple SD40T-2 clickers) and they all are whisper quiet with the Kato knock offs. I use them along with A-Line hex flywheels (exact same as Athearns).

If the quoted ones are as smooth and quiet as the previous style, these motors are very nice. 

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Posted by hornblower on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 1:00 PM

DRGWGJCO
Package left Utah yesterday. Should be here this week will post photos

 

Any news yet?  

Hornblower

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Posted by YoHo1975 on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:40 PM
Another month and a half since the last post and still no word. the Tnetocury.com website also seems to no longer be registered. I've been poking around looking for a low cost motor to repower some AHM/Mehano units and various Blue Boxes. Got all excited about the Mabuchi only to learn they've been gone for six months. I wonder if it's for similar reasons to the general electronics supply problems?
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Posted by DRGWGJCO on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:47 PM

hornblower

 

 

 

 
DRGWGJCO
Package left Utah yesterday. Should be here this week will post photos

 

 

 

Any news yet?  

 

 

Uh Yeah. After an investigation Pay Pal refunded my money. 

I did get these however will see how they do.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKLFoBP 

Had to take the outer metal cover off to fit but I don't even know why it's there.

Anyone else use these motors?

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Posted by YoHo1975 on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 2:57 PM
Is that a Mibuchi? Can't quite tell from the listing, but it looks like it's a little slower than an Athearn stock....not per se' a bad thing. This one might also work https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001982757024.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.6.24d53c0fpZXHjw
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Posted by RR_Mel on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3:22 PM

I have a pair of those motors on order off eBay due late next month.  It is slightly larger than the Mabuchi but very close to the specs.


Mel



 
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Posted by DRGWGJCO on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 3:56 PM

No it isn't a Mabuchi. It was all I could find at the time that was close and had dual shafts. Ordered some of the FK-280SA-14200 from Amazon  twice and got single shafted Mabuchi Motors. They refunded the money and let me keep the 3 motors not sure what I will do with them.

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