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I have a few questions, about Z scale motors. Starting with the obvious, how big are the motors?How are they compared to N scale? Meaning are there 5-pole motors out there?Are they powerful enough to power a single N scale car?Is it easy to source these motors?
If I measured this correctly, I am looking for something roughly 2 1/2mm wide with a depth of 1mm.
The motors vary in size and type across the product lines. North American diesels for the most part have 8mm coreless motors. These should be able to power a small N scale car.
4mm x 1 1/2mm x 1mm
Hmm, now I am confused, must be the sleep kicking in. I measured a motor from a N scale Life Like engine I had laying around for scraps measurred 4mm x 1 1/2mm x 1mm (LxWxH)Quote from: David K. Smith on September 27, 2009, 01:48:29 PMThe motors vary in size and type across the product lines. North American diesels for the most part have 8mm coreless motors. These should be able to power a small N scale car.How are you getting these measurements? Am I missing something here?
Quote from: One of One-Sixty on September 28, 2009, 12:10:43 AMHmm, now I am confused, must be the sleep kicking in. I measured a motor from a N scale Life Like engine I had laying around for scraps measurred 4mm x 1 1/2mm x 1mm (LxWxH)Quote from: David K. Smith on September 27, 2009, 01:48:29 PMThe motors vary in size and type across the product lines. North American diesels for the most part have 8mm coreless motors. These should be able to power a small N scale car.How are you getting these measurements? Am I missing something here?Are you mixing mm with cm or something? There are no motors made (other than ones in nanotech labs) that measure 4mm x 1 1/2mm x 1mm. The smallest pager motors readily available are about 4mm diameter by 8mm long--that's what's in this photo of a T scale (1:450) commuter car.