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Hey Guys,
So, I picked up the JoMac Lightning from Dave here on the board, and am putting together the electronics for it. What would be an appropriate time period motor? I see old can motors from Parma and BoLINK but am unsure of their time period? This is my first " non-associated" 1/12th car so Im kind of starting over here. Thanks for any and all advise you have. Oh, and servo wise, I would love to put a novak in but I cant find one I am willing to pay for, what were other popular models at the time ( say '81-83). Thanks!
-Aaron

Pretty much any Igarashi based motor would be correct. The Jomac motors were labeled Jerobee. Search Igarashi for ideas. Reedy, Trinity, Leisure, MRP all did stock and modified versions as well.



Old thread with a few Lightnings, some pictures have suffered from Photobuckeitis...

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3193&hilit=jomac+lightning

templeofspeed wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:12 pm Pretty much any Igarashi based motor would be correct. The Jomac motors were labeled Jerobee. Search Igarashi for ideas. Reedy, Trinity, Leisure, MRP all did stock and modified versions as well.



Old thread with a few Lightnings, some pictures have suffered from Photobuckeitis...

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3193&hilit=jomac+lightning

Fantastic thank you! So, dumb question. I have seen JoMac and Jerobee armatures for sale listed as "imported". Does this mean there were some motors that were intended to be taken apart? Or were they all crimped cans? I have reverse engineered a couple of the associated 05 motors for a friends car, but they were crimped and that is the extent of my knowledge of motors from this period.

Hey Aaron,

Kinda ironic, I was just thinking of posting these motors up in the BST.

MRP 552 Factory Team set up
I have a pair of these that were included when I bought the Jomac, 12E, and Delta spyder car lot.
They look mint and unused to me.

I posted in the "what is it thread" about them:

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=14461&start=3870#p483079

You can see on the next page after my post where Phin gave me some info on them.

I sent you a PM

Dave

makoman1860 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:08 pm Fantastic thank you! So, dumb question. I have seen JoMac and Jerobee armatures for sale listed as "imported". Does this mean there were some motors that were intended to be taken apart? Or were they all crimped cans? I have reverse engineered a couple of the associated 05 motors for a friends car, but they were crimped and that is the extent of my knowledge of motors from this period.

The modified motors typically used 00-80 screws or just Mylar tape to secure the endbell after the crimp tabs were broken off and timing was reset/bearings added/brushes modified/arm rewound. A typical rewound arm would be 23 to 25 turns. Super hot for a six cell 1/12 car at the time.

All the armatures were "imported", the modifieds were stock arms dewound, either completely and then new wired rewound, or just a few turns removed from the stocker.

It's a lost art...

For the Jomac; a Trinity, Jerobee, or Checkpoint motor would be brand and period correct. MRP, Parma, and Reedy/Associated would not jive with the Jomac sponsored racers at the time, although at the club level it didn't really matter. The big stock class races used handouts, so there's that angle...

templeofspeed wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:29 pm

makoman1860 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:08 pm Fantastic thank you! So, dumb question. I have seen JoMac and Jerobee armatures for sale listed as "imported". Does this mean there were some motors that were intended to be taken apart? Or were they all crimped cans? I have reverse engineered a couple of the associated 05 motors for a friends car, but they were crimped and that is the extent of my knowledge of motors from this period.

The modified motors typically used 00-80 screws or just Mylar tape to secure the endbell after the crimp tabs were broken off and timing was reset/bearings added/brushes modified/arm rewound. A typical rewound arm would be 23 to 25 turns. Super hot for a six cell 1/12 car at the time.

All the armatures were "imported", the modifieds were stock arms dewound, either completely and then new wired rewound, or just a few turns removed from the stocker.

It's a lost art...

For the Jomac; a Trinity, Jerobee, or Checkpoint motor would be brand and period correct. MRP, Parma, and Reedy/Associated would not jive with the Jomac sponsored racers at the time, although at the club level it didn't really matter.

Fantastic, ok that is making sense as I have seen screw heads on the can end on some old pictures. Time to do digging and see what I can find.

If you want to install an open endbell motor (ie Yokomo/Kyosho from the later 83/84 era) you need to butcher the left side motor pod:
This poor thing got raced to death....

Nooooo no butchering here, although I do run all of my cars I have a no butchering policy haha. I might still have some closed bell iggy motors in my parts box that I can build into a replica of a "modified" motor from the period. Might have to borrow Dan's work and build a servo based ESC to match....Hmmmmm this might get fun.

I really don’t like parting with my motors but if you get stuck I do have a couple leisure 05 motors new in pack and I would be willing to get rid of one

Same motor as in pic

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:41 pm I really don’t like parting with my motors but if you get stuck I do have a couple leisure 05 motors new in pack and I would be willing to get rid of one

Same motor as in pic

I appreciate the offer but I would hate to run "NIB" stuff, save them for shelfers . I just picked up a lot of motors on ebay, and think there is one in there that juuuust might work...

Oh I spy a checkpoint in there. I’d gladly trade you for my Leisure

GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:28 am Oh I spy a checkpoint in there. I’d gladly trade you for my Leisure

Is is a checkpoint? or an early fantom? The brush holders are not the slot car style. No decal or markings.....prototype?

Fantom must have got their cans from the same place
I thought I remembered seeing some checkpoint with the large hoods as well, but maybe not.

I’m not sure how to tell the difference 100%, but the armature night hold that info

Very cool motors. Wish I never got rid of mine back in the day

I always heard Jim sold Fantom the cans and machined bits, but who knows. In either event I hope that motor looks at home in the lightning. Still need an ESC for it.....

This is a Fantom motor. Jim sold some cans to Fantom but they used the usual brush setup, not the slot brushes. So it´s easy to decide if it´s a Checkpoint or a Fantom.