The motor on this model 150 electric locomotive that I purchased on eBay has a strange, perhaps homemade, configuration for the brushes -- soldered on to copper springs mounted outside the brush plate (photos 1 & 2).
Compare to the photos of a similar 152 motor that I found in an OGR post (photos 3 & 4).
The motor does run, but the setup looks rather unreliable. I believe this is an early type of motor and brushplate, perhaps circa 1918. Is that true? Are the correct brushes and springs available if I need to replace them? Should I leave well enough alone for now and just run it with the present setup?
