Not broken, but disassembled...

[The Next Station Is...]

During my first decoder installation I decided to disassemble a Kato EF210-100 locomotive to give it a thorough service and I thought it would be interesting to share a couple of photos of all the parts laid out. It's not a complete disassembly as I haven't taken apart the motor and some very delicate detailing on the body has been left as is, but it is probably as disassembled as most people would want to go.

[railsquid]

Wow, I don't think I could do that. Well I could do the disassembly part, but putting it back together would be a problem.

[Bri]

Very useful piccys. Now I know never to try it!

[katoftw]

Thanks for sharing.

[HantuBlauLOL]

may i post your pics on FB? my friend wanted to diassemble his DF200.. its similiar..

[inobu]

The tolerance for some of these component are so tight that snapping and unsnapping them together will work once or twice. I don't think I have the guts to do what you did. Lol. You da Man!

 

Inobu

[Martijn Meerts]

There's not much point taking the motor apart, considering they're not really serviceable. If a motor fails, the general idea is to just get a new motor, rather than try to replace the brushes or anything.

 

My locomotives often end up looking like this as well every time I do a DCC install, considering I tend to do a complete round of cleaning/oiling/greasing.

[The Next Station Is...]

The tolerance for some of these component are so tight that snapping and unsnapping them together will work once or twice. I don't think I have the guts to do what you did. Lol. You da Man!

 

Inobu

I did snap a bogie frame during re-assembly but that was down to method; I have now learnt from my mistake and know how to re-assemble these correctly!