fitting a motor to a dapol pannier chassis

[Ian Holmes]

The dapol pannier chassis to me is a versatile and little used chassis but trying to fit a motor to it is well, difficult to say the least. does anyone have any ideas? ant answers would be appreciated.
Thans All.
Ian  Holmes

[B.Meldon]

What is wrong with the original motor?

I have no idea what these chassis look like without the body??

Brian Meldon

[Steve Facknell]

The latest armature fits the Poole chassis on the 57xx and the 94xx
steve

[B.Meldon]

The latest armature fits the Poole chassis on the 57xx and the 94xx
steve

Does the Dapol N gauge Pannier have the same basic chassis as the old Graham Farish locos then??
It looks like a completely different chassis to me.
Just for a start from the underside gears visible on each axle.

Here is a link to a photo:



Brian Meldon

[James Mackeown]

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[Hugh Norwood]

I believe some have used sealant to fix down motors. I have not done so myself, however.

[Ian Holmes]

Thanks all for your replies, They confirmed my thoughts,  the difficulty is that the motor is held in place by the body fitting into the footplate, so epoxy it is!!!!
Ian

[Frank]

There is a possible alternative to sealant or epoxy that I have used successfully.

Depending on the actual position of the motor in relation to the chassis, it may be possible to wrap the motor and chassis with sewing thread to hold it in place.   A few turns of thread is surprisingly strong - try breaking it by hand!

The thread can be secured by coating it in Evostik or similar glue, and still it can be cut at a later date if it is necessary to remove the motor again.

Frank

[JulienW]

I've used silicone bathroom sealant in the past, as it can be cut with a sharp blade (I use a scalpel) if the motor need to be removed and allows for some very fine adjustment in the mesh of the worm as the stuff sets.

The only thing to be aware of is that many of these sealants 'stick' via a chemical reaction (condensation polymerization) and the by-product can be acidic.  Whilst this is fine if the chassis is sat on the bench as the sealant cures if you put the body on then the fumes may well not do the motor (and any other attached electronics, like DCC chips) much good.

[B.Meldon]

A photo of the chassis with the body off would be good as I have no idea what it is like.

Brian Meldon