Well I thought I’d better get some of the pictures I’ve got building up and posted to their appropriate albums. I’ve added a new album I’ve named “Bad shafts and repair attempts” I’ve started it with a couple nice examples of what not to do and of repair jobs I wouldn’t wish on anyone 8^ (

I added 2 whole pages to Richard Rau’s album. These pics show what I’ve done to the field coils as well as another little issue I found they had when I began work on them. This motor has proved to be quiet the teaching tool as I whittle away on it.
I’ve also set up an album for Roderick Wilde’s “Gone Postal” and the work I’m doing for the front ADC 9 motor that caught fire during a run at Woodburn last year. Being Rod’s pushing these motors pretty hard he asked me if I could remove the brush bridge in the brush holder to allow a little larger brush to fit and add a bit to the surface area of the commutation. He stated that every little bit helps, which I whole heartedly agree with. Being Advance makes a larger brush of the same grade, length, and thickness as the A89-012A brush (just wider) I told him I thought I could do it. The pics uploaded so far focus on the brush and brush ring modifications it took to make this happen for Rod.

On one last note I added an album for my “other side of Jim” stuff. This is for those who may enjoy a look at my artsy fartsy side. I’ve started the album with a few pics of the pieces I’ve done that I had handy, so take a look at the copper art album