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DIY for Athearn motor brushes and springs

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Posted by modelmaker51 on Saturday, July 7, 2012 10:43 PM

All the Athearn motor brushes and springs work with all the BB "Jet" motors.. Yeah and I would agree this isn't something you'll find in a hardware store. You can call or email Athearn to order them. The other option is to pick up an Athearn junker at a train show with it's motor intact.

Jay 

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Posted by maxman on Friday, July 6, 2012 5:11 PM
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Posted by cacole on Friday, July 6, 2012 4:36 PM

Have you tried Athearn's Parts Department?  They have a very extensive listing of spare parts on their web site.

http://www.athearn.com  and then click on "Parts" near the top of the page.

I doubt that any local hardware store is going to have anything close to fitting an Athearn motor.

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DIY for Athearn motor brushes and springs
Posted by sandusky on Friday, July 6, 2012 4:27 PM

Anybody have an idea about what can be used from the local hardware store (etc) to make substitute motor brushes for athearn grey (jet) and gold (1980s, say) motors? And/or a source for tiny springs (for same) as well?

Mike

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