Mounting kit for a vintage Scalextric Mabuchi motor

This mounting kit allows the later more powerful Mabuchi motor to replace the vintage Scalextric Johnson 111 motor.

This vintage Scalextric motor mounting kit comprises the two black plastic mouldings shown above. This kit allows the later and more powerful Mabuchi motor to be fitted in place of the 1970s Johnson motor.
The more powerful Mabuchi motor is an absolute must if you want to upgrade the performance of your vintage Scalextric car fitted with the Johnson 111 motor.

The Mabuchi motor shown is not included in this kit.

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Scalextric cars with too much lubricating oil

Scalextric cars are electro-mechanical devices that need the moving parts to be kept in good condition.  Taking this view from time to time is very helpful especially when we maintain the older Scalextric cars.
The most frequent failure with the old open frame Scalextric RX motor is that of excessive lubrication.  Lubricating oil is good when applied to the right places, oil is bad when applied to the wrong places.  When we service an RX motor we remove oil from the wrong places and put oil in the right places.



The worst place for oil is the commutator of the RX motor as this mixes with the carbon dust from the motor brushes to form a conductive paste which shorts out the commutator segments.  This leads to overheating of the motor and eventually failure of the solder joints that join the armature wires to the commutator.  Once the solder joints fail the motor stops working.

The other place oil is not welcome is on the rubber tyres.  Oil will impregnate the tyre and make it go hard and brittle in just a few weeks.  So, remove all oil that gets onto the tyres immediately, especially if the car is to be placed in storage.

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Scalextric motors 1960 to 2005

Not sure which motor your Scalextric car has then here is an on-line list of the motors used by Scalextric from 1960 to the present day.



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Scalextric motors 1960 to 2005

Not sure which Scalextric motor your Scalextric car has then here is an on-line list of the motors used by Scalextric from 1960 to the present day.



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Improving the performance of your Scalextric Johnson 111 motor

For many, many years Scalextric fitted their cars with the Johnson 111 motor.  This is a solid reliable motor producing plenty of power for the grip available at the time.  With the advent of MAX Grip tyres and Neodymium magnets the Scalextric Johnson 111 motor can seem to lack power.



We are often asked for the best way to upgrade this motor.  The simple answer is it’s not worth it.  A rewind will give a little more torque but that’s about is.  The best answer is to replace the Scalextric Johnson 111 motor with a modern Scalextric Mabuchi motor and use a set of motor mounting adaptor pieces to complete the motor form factor.

You can then choose from a selection of Scalextric Mabuchi motors to suit your specific needs.

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