Post by bnsf971 on Nov 18, 2012 5:33:13 GMT -8
Back in the days before DCC took hold, I had a set of Life Like GP 20s That, because of their motors, I couldn't use in a train with Atlas or Kato locomotives. They weren't noisy, and did run well, just frustratingly slowly. At the time, I worked for a hobby shop, so in a fit of inspiration, I ordered up a pair of Kato motors.
When the motors arrived, I disassembled the Geeps, and removed the motors. Using a puller, I removed the flywheels, then installed those on the Kato motors. Installing the Kato motors into the frames was a matter of dropping the motors into the little plastic frame, and snapping the frame into the main frame of the Geeps. I put everything back together, and test ran them. The difference was incredible. I now had two GP20s that ran like Kato or Atlas engines, and they quickly became favorites on my home layout. Here are a few photos of them:
When the motors arrived, I disassembled the Geeps, and removed the motors. Using a puller, I removed the flywheels, then installed those on the Kato motors. Installing the Kato motors into the frames was a matter of dropping the motors into the little plastic frame, and snapping the frame into the main frame of the Geeps. I put everything back together, and test ran them. The difference was incredible. I now had two GP20s that ran like Kato or Atlas engines, and they quickly became favorites on my home layout. Here are a few photos of them:
