Have a Lionel 12720 rotating beacon (similar to the PW 494) . Ran fine for years, a month or so ago the vibrating motor died. No problem, right, Lionel had the part, ordered and installed. Now to get the beacon to rotate at all, I have to crank up the voltage to 21 - 22 volts !! This can't be good for the long term. Can't figure out what I did wrong, old motor ran fine at about 14 - 15 volts. Also seems to rotate very slowly and not much "noise" from the vibrating motor. Any ideas? Thanks
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