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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mtrails I just found a magic Athearn motor, shutting up solution. Immagine running your Athearn locomotive, no matter what it's age, and hearing no more than the wheels against the rails. Hit up your local Home Depot, or Lowes, and grab a can of 2-26. You'll find it in the electrical section, and its a blue can with white text. First clean your commutator with electrical contact cleaner, or alcohol (applied with a Q-tip), and let dry for a few minutes, then apply just one tiny little drop of 2-26 to the commutator of your loco's motor, and spin by hand a few revolutions, then with a dry Q-tip, remove the excess with 1 or 2 revolutions and then let set for about 5 minutes. When you get your shell back on, and put power to your loco, you will be amazed at how much quieter it is. I also applied 2-26 to the bushings where the drive axes pick up track current. I also noticed that my 15-year old Athearn's that need at least 30% throttle to pull 10 cars up a 2% grade, can now do it at 25%. A 5 oz. can is under $2.00, and the larger can is about $5.00 I'd like to hear if anyone else has used this stuff, or the remarks from those who use the product as a result of this thread. Regards, Jeremy [/quote][(-D]. Problem solved I guess. So much for those noisy Athearns I guess. Allan.
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