I assume a whistle motor or an accessory due to the obvious lack of gear teeth - anybody know for sure?
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You need to be a bit more specific as to the length of shaft, diameter of the rotator, and how many poles it has ( 3 or 4)
Most likely whistle, does the collar fit tight or loose?
Chuck Sartor posted:Most likely whistle, does the collar fit tight or loose?
The brass collar is tight
prrhorseshoecurve posted:You need to be a bit more specific as to the length of shaft, diameter of the rotator, and how many poles it has ( 3 or 4)
I probably should have been a bit more clear - I don't need to know exactly which device this was in, unless there was only one application. I'm assuming that this was either a whistle (for a tender, shed or?) or it had a singular application like Log Loader or Coal Conveyor, or similar. I thought the brass collar might be enough to trigger someone's memory.
Perhaps this view will help - the hair is not part of the armature, it was just photo-bombing!
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OK, specifically, that is a WS-149 armature and it's frame bearing WS-156. Used in 2671 and 6026 tenders.
Chuck Sartor posted:OK, specifically, that is a WS-149 armature and it's frame bearing WS-156. Used in 2671 and 6026 tenders.
Thanks Chuck, you always come through! But I would really like to know..... how did you find it?
Mostly it is knowing the product. With no gear on the end, it rules out any locomotives. The splines showing on your picture is the give-away that it holds a plastic impeller. The bearing that fits in the die cast metal whistle motor frame is still there as it won't pass over the splines without being forced off. The plastic impeller was probably broken and someone took a hammer and tried to remove the armature by knocking the shaft and it came out with the bearing .
