08-12-2010, 05:46 PM
The repowering of the CF-7 happened to the Florida Midland CF-7 when I did the Florida layout. My current Santa Fe CF-7 have all the Athearn RTR motors installed. I did not want to buy another batch of A-Line motors. So I decided to swap shell and trucks of Florida Midland and Santa Fe CF-7.
That worked great but two older engines had the motor still glued in place with a not flexible glue. They were noticeable more noisy than the others. It was the right opportunity to redo the motor mount in a flexible manner.
While I scanned Walthers online catalog I saw some motor mounting pads. Double-faced adhesive tape pads about 1/2" by 1/2" in size. I have similar tape to mount decoders etc. It's original purpose it to hold carpet. I did try that double-faced adhesive carpet tape to mount the motors. That works great. It is flexible costs virtually nothing and does not transmit the motor vibrations to the body.
I will see if it will hold the motor in place for some years. However it is worth a try and easy to replace with flexible glue if necessary.
That worked great but two older engines had the motor still glued in place with a not flexible glue. They were noticeable more noisy than the others. It was the right opportunity to redo the motor mount in a flexible manner.
While I scanned Walthers online catalog I saw some motor mounting pads. Double-faced adhesive tape pads about 1/2" by 1/2" in size. I have similar tape to mount decoders etc. It's original purpose it to hold carpet. I did try that double-faced adhesive carpet tape to mount the motors. That works great. It is flexible costs virtually nothing and does not transmit the motor vibrations to the body.
I will see if it will hold the motor in place for some years. However it is worth a try and easy to replace with flexible glue if necessary.
Reinhard