Old Rivarossi Motors E626 & B&O Series 1
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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
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