Hi Gianni,
Perhaps you may be able to help me. In view of the difficulties with the translation between English and Italian I hope you will forgive me writing in English as some of the issues are technical and will most probably get lost in translation.
I have recently purchased a new spare motor for my Series 1 B&O Steam Locomotive which has the spur gear arrangement and brush gear in the horizontal arrangement. It is clear that these odl motors are difficult to obtain as I have been trying to purchase spares for sometime, as registered previously on Rivarossi Memory. Giorgio provided me with Giorgio Tanzi's address and I subsequently made contact and he pleasingly provided me with a motor assembly and a new set of wheels. What is intersesting is that the gear ratios on this motor is completely different to the other motors in my possesion. I have counted the number of teeth on the spur gear arrangement on my other Locomotives and appear so different in comparisson.
If I may give a comparisson. My original motors are as follows:-
Armature gear 7T Main Drive Sprocket 54T Final Drive to Wheels 16T and Wheels 34T
Giorgio Tanzi's Motor :-
Armature gear 6T Main Drive Sprocket 32T Final Drive to Wheels 17T and Wheels 34T
If my calculatons are correct one motor gives a ratio of 16.4 :1 and the other 10.6 :1
Do you know anyone who may give me an answer to this situation. The second motor may be a later version. Does anyone own any of the original Rivarossi drawings and sizes of this gear arrangement as I am pursuing having some sprockets made in the UK therefore I need to know precise details of measurement and material.
Regards Howard