Is there an alternative?

[Shiney Sheff]

I am wanting a new motor for a Minitrix Britannia and a 9F, so was hoping there is an alternative motor from another manufacturer that can be fitted, instead of try to find a Minitrix motor, that might not work right from a certain auction site.

Thanks in advance Bob

[steve836]

Look in Train surgery, There's a thread on Minitrix repairs with several places to obtain the real thing mentioned.

[Shiney Sheff]

I've already looked there, no specific links or answers to what alternatives are available, plus some of the links are now just gobbledegook 

[Shiney Sheff]

I guess I've drawn a blank then 

[Hailstone]

Try Gaugemaster - they managed to get traction tyres for a Britannia although it took them a while

Regards,

Alex

[Shiney Sheff]

The loco runs very erratic, sometimes stops altogether, then suddenly starts again with a lot of sparking from the armature.

I was originally asking about a replacement motor from another manufacturer as I am lead to believe the original Minitrix motor is a 3 pole and perhaps a more modern 5 pole motor would run better and smoother at low speeds?

[Shiney Sheff]

Thanks for that

Could you suggest what type and where from please