New motors for Lima

[ort007]

Does anyone have any feedback on ModelTorque's ATC motors?

I've been thinking about re-engineing a LIMA ICE-type locomotive I bought in Germany years ago. It has the typical pan-cake motor and I thought about installing a can motor with fly wheels, drive shaft, etc. But, this would require cutting out a lot of interior and other hassle.

Then, I found an Australian company on the internet (ModelTorque) that makes a replacement motor for LIMA with this new "Automatic Torque-control Coupling" transmission system.

Just curious if anyone has had good results with this motor.

Ort007

[Anonymous]

ModelTorque has 2 separate product ranges at the present time : (i) Lima re-motor kits, & (ii) Torque converters.
The product you are interested in (Lima re-motor) is now well-proven in the field and more details are available at www.modeltorque.com.au

Graham [I have a commercial interest in ModelTorque].

[Anonymous]

The feedback that I have had is all positive: the Lima replacement motor just screws into the original power bogie. Top speed can be a bit wild, but this is hardly an issue with an ICE set. Low speeds are a lot smoother.

But, Lima wheels need to shine like mirrors for best pick-up: a really good wheel clean will make a Lima mech run a whole lot better.

Allan Lees (in Oz)

[Anonymous]

I know of a company named Ultrascale who offer replacement nickel-silver wheelsets for Lima UK diesels - maybe these would also fit your ICE? Their delivery times are pretty long (all the wheels are hand-turned) but the product is apparently superb. Might be worth a look - website is www.ultrascale.co.uk - they're supposed to help with keeping the wheels clean as well as looking finer and running better.

[Anonymous]

As Allan Lees says ... the speed can be a bit wild! However, the re-motor kit includes a diode block that, if installed (& it's recommended that it is), reduces the maximum speed significantly back towards the original Lima motor speed.

Graham [I have a commercial interest in ModelTorque]

[ort007]

Wow, I had almost forgotten about this post! What a blast from the past.

Graham, I did order one of these motors since this post, but I haven't installed it yet. I think I'll move it up on my list of projects, though.

Allan, thanks for the heads up on the wheels and the speed.

Matt, I checked out the web site, but upon a cursory glance, it looks like they mostly support OO. I didn't see any HO.

Thanks for the input guys.

Ort007