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Posted 22 April 2024 - 11:25 AM

...these are neodymium magnets from an old rebuildable jk, they are wider and very little thicker than the original mabuchi ones.
Piece of cake shrink them to size... and yes that is breadcrumbs made with Sicilian durum wheat (without glyphosates)...
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Posted 26 April 2024 - 04:42 AM

It's time to disassemble this motor to replace the magnetos...

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Posted 26 April 2024 - 05:07 AM

The original hole...

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Posted 26 April 2024 - 06:09 AM

honing the convex rear face of the magnets with the gizmo recommended by Bill from NH

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Posted 26 April 2024 - 09:45 AM

Neodymium magnets epoxied in place with a barely 0.547 clearence. I also fixed the bushing in the gimbal like we did in the 60s

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Posted 26 April 2024 - 02:37 PM

Arm diameter .515
Magnets clearence .545
Air gap .015

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Posted 26 April 2024 - 02:50 PM



...old school (lazy guy) a dab of silver solder on the tab...

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Posted 28 April 2024 - 02:50 AM

I bet a press-fit pinion will work well for such a light car...

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Posted 28 April 2024 - 04:19 AM

Ready for the next track test.
The old wedge body, handmade by Federico, got some spacers inside cause it's slighty wider than chassis...

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