Building a Custom 9V Motor

[Legoroni]

Hi. I have seen the new ME Models rails and it made me want to get back into train moccing.

However, I don't really want to pay 50 dollars for one train motor. Therefore, I did some research.

I discovered micro-mark.com which sells train motors. However, I have no idea on how to make a full 9V motor.

Basically, I'm wondering how to make custom 9V train motor wheels and how to make it look like a normal 9V train motor

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

[Fuzzylegobricks]

I would love to help but can you provide a link to the page you are referring to?

[Legoroni]

I would love to help but can you provide a link to the page you are referring to?

Sure. Here it is: http://www.micromark.com/Flat-Can-Motor,8270.html

[hoeij]

Hi. I have seen the new ME Models rails and it made me want to get back into train moccing.

However, I don't really want to pay 50 dollars for one train motor. Therefore, I did some research.

I discovered micro-mark.com which sells train motors. However, I have no idea on how to make a full 9V motor.

Basically, I'm wondering how to make custom 9V train motor wheels and how to make it look like a normal 9V train motor

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!

A very nice setup would be to have some custom metal wheels that can pick up power from the ME track, which would then be connected to an M, XL, or a PF-train motor. Don't know if anyone is working on that.

[roamingstop]

A very nice setup would be to have some custom metal wheels that can pick up power from the ME track, which would then be connected to an M, XL, or a PF-train motor. Don't know if anyone is working on that.

WOrking on it?... not really. But you just need a diode bridge rectifier (drops about 1.4V) or equivalent circuit to ensure polarity is always correct no matter which way around the train is put on track; then just a 9V --> PF converter cable.

[JopieK]

A very nice setup would be to have some custom metal wheels that can pick up power from the ME track, which would then be connected to an M, XL, or a PF-train motor. Don't know if anyone is working on that.

There is a guy in Hungary I think that is making aluminum wheels with cross axes. Ludo Soete from BeLUG has some samples from him.

[Legoroni]

Yeah, I read about those wheels somewhere. I just need to find that link

again, although I'm not sure if they can pick up power from 9V rails.

Btw, how did the title change?

[FelixTheCat]

But you just need a diode bridge rectifier (drops about 1.4V) or equivalent circuit to ensure polarity is always correct no matter which way around the train is put on track;

Why do you need that? If you turn the motor around then the polarity is reversed, however, the motor is pointing in the opposite direction so it goes backward which is the same direction on the track as forward when it was around the other way.