New Kato power chassis

[jpec]

I have a number of those Tomytec chassis I've picked up over the years...they're inexpensive and good runners. Easy to find on the secondary market at trolley shows...

[Chris333]

Guess these are out in Japan now:
https://www.katomodels.com/product/n/chibiloco

2500 yen to USD is $23.40.

[Chris333]

Old part 11-103 is now 11-109
 and old 11-104 is now 11-110

[peteski]

Guess these are out in Japan now:
https://www.katomodels.com/product/n/chibiloco

2500 yen to USD is $23.40.

Excellent! That is the reasonable price I expected.
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=47838.msg633391#msg633391

[Chris333]

This is Twitter, but it shows the inside of the new chassis:
https://twitter.com/mattommmm/status/1193559538286264320?s=21

The motor is offset slightly to one side and a bunch of spur gears going over to the other wheel.

[peteski]

This is Twitter, but it shows the inside of the new chassis:
https://twitter.com/mattommmm/status/1193559538286264320?s=21

The motor is offset slightly to one side and a bunch of spur gears going over to the other wheel.

I had a feeling that it would be a single-shaft motor. Maybe similar to what they used in the FEF loco and other Japanese-prototype stem locos.

You can now reserve them from plazajapan on eBay.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

It's an interesting design. I like the giant flywheel.

[Chris333]

More "inner" shots:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bandmbill/

I ordered one to play with.

[peteski]

More "inner" shots:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bandmbill/

I ordered one to play with.

That is a retentively large (long) coreless motor.  Probably same one used in the Kato FEF-3. I also reserved couple from plazajapan (supposedly out by the end of November).

[Chris333]

I got mine in the mail today from Plaza Japan. Can't believe how well it runs! I didn't even have to nudge it to get it going. Nice and smooth and slow. Of course it still has warp top speed if that is your thing 

[peteski]

I got mine in the mail today from Plaza Japan. Can't believe how well it runs! I didn't even have to nudge it to get it going. Nice and smooth and slow. Of course it still has warp top speed if that is your thing 

Darn!  Mine is still in the mail (also from Plaza Japan).  Top speed too high?  DCC has a fix for that. 

[Chris333]

Just sayin' the speed freaks can still have fun too

[peteski]

Just sayin' the speed freaks can still have fun too

Just bustin' your chops Chris!