Surplus Center has some motors for sale, 613 in number as of a few minutes ago... they appear to be very much like the round Versitec of days long gone... Item number: 10-2482.
6 VDC 5200 RPM TRW GLOBE 405A100.3 MOTOR
Price is 4 bucks plus shipping.
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TRW Globe motors (Versitec?)
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, Jan 26 2015 01:02 PM
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 01:02 PM
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 01:29 PM
That's not the same motor. Not enough RPM plus it weighs 1/2 pound.
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 01:31 PM
Looks close with the 1/8" shaft and all except the RPM is off by about 35,000 or so. 
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 01:48 PM
And... bushings and no ball bearings...1/2 pound is what I believe to be shipping weight... and I think the RPM is at 6 volts and not race-track voltage.
but it would make a semi correct power-plant for a back-in-the-day Versitech chassis... and there is one on eBay right now...
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 02:06 PM
The car would barely move.
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 02:23 PM
Mike,
John Havlicek could certainly fix that... if the magnets were as good as the old Versitecs... LOL.
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John Havlicek could certainly fix that... if the magnets were as good as the old Versitecs... LOL.
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 03:26 PM
There's a nice article on the Globe-Versitec motors on the Electric Dreams website.
The History Of The Globe-Versitec Slot Car Motors
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 03:45 PM
John Havlicek could certainly fix that... if the magnets were as good as the old Versitecs... LOL.
Not sure if John is that interested in modding these, but certainly a good source for raw parts, if he is.
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Posted 26 January 2015 - 06:35 PM
Actually, that was the basic layout for a lot of different military type motors, by Globe and others. And even the Globe was made in different slot and non-slot versions. They didn't tool up just for a slot motor, but adapted one of their regular motors.
Those Globe parts are so specific, not sure they'd help anywhere else!
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