How to fix Vintage Kenner Star Wars toy motors.
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This works for the vintage toys from Kenner. X-wings, tie fighters, snow speeders, Millenium Falcon, etc...
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Well done! I was able to free up the motor to a 1979 Imperial Troop Transporter with these same steps. Now on to my Falcon, Snow Speeder, X-Wing..... :)
Thanks for this! Followed your instructions and my tie fighter works perfectly now.
Great video, it helped me fix the motor. Restored a vintage y wing. Thanks again!!
This is great, thank you, your video just got my tie interceptor working again. awesome!
Awesome!
Great video, well explained and informative... just one thing, @7:30 its not an engine, its a motor. Engines use expendable fuels, (car engine, Jet engine, steam engine, rocket engine, etc) to drive them and motors use electricity to drive them. i.e electric motor. Anyway, nice video though, thanks for sharing...
Lol.. I trip over my words all the time. I'm old.
Awesome video. I been looking at buying a vintage sandcrawler and from time to time I see description “Not Working” This May be a way for me to pick one up at a reduced price! I’ve never dealt much with these small motors but they should be cheap to replace if they can’t be fixed but I love the idea of breathing new life in the old original parts.
Have you considered liquid silicone as a lubricant? I use to use WD-40 on everything but it has very little lubricity and really isn’t good for a lubricant in my opinion. Grease would be good choice but May impede the performance of these tiny motors.
Love the shirt! I have that same one!
I think the silicon lubricant may impede with the connectors. But I haven't tried that.
have you tried an ultrasonic cleaner? I have seen them do amazing things.
Nice Job!!! Can you tell me what gauge wire they used and the RMPs of the motor? THANKS!
No idea
Hey Bruce! Love the channel - question for you. I'm fixing my first vintage X-Wing. I had to take the electronics out completely. What are the connectors called at the back of the X Wing - the ones that connect it to the plastic itself. It was so corroded I had to remove it completely and now need to replace it. I need to know what the "pins" are called that are actually in the little holes of the plastic. Thanks for any help!
PS - I did get the motor working though, thanks to your videos! I just need to connect it back to the X Wing.
@@mattkoller500 I used pop rivets that I got from Walmart. There is another video of me restoring an xwing in my channel I think it shows you.. I didn't remember if I posted that or not.
@@jennercustomtoys Thanks! I didn't know what they were called. I appreciate it!
@@jennercustomtoys I watched the other X Wing video and you left the electronics in on that one. Is there one you remove and replace?
@@mattkoller500 I've done that but not in video.
You use a 9V Battery for the Test? Is that not to much Power and damaged the Motor?? The SW-Toys are only powerd with 3V, 2x1,5V batteries i think.
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Thomas
I've explained that in the video I think.
So what is a good replacement motor if the motor if shot? Say the motor in the vintage star wars imperial troop transport or the kenner knight 2000 voice car?
Nobody makes them new. You might have to buy another toy and cannibalize the parts you need.
thanks for this video, the motor popped off, but no light now what??
Try reversing the batteries. If it still doesn't work you probably have a bad bulb.
I have an AT AT in need of electronic repair. Motor works, but not with switch. Do you do repair work?
That's the only thing in my collection I've never had to fix. I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help on that.
@@jennercustomtoys Thanks anyway. Great video on motor testing and repair. Used it to troubleshoot.
@@terryrobinson2943 Just take apart the piece that holds the switch, I just had to get rid of a little corrosion between the contacts and it worked fine after that,
@@wgh777 Thanks. I decided to take the entire At At apart to clean it. Toothbrush and soapy water brought it back to life. Saved all the stickers that flacked off. Works fine now. Even the original light bulb. Had to replace chin guns with 3d printed. Now trying to decide if I should keep it or sale it.
Thing with all kenner star wars ship or vehicle motors they're all the same motors just knowing something as small as that is a bonous when listing on star wars ships say not working cause its your gain and sellers loss
Terrible sound
You aren't wrong, but that sound brings back a lot of memories.
@@jennercustomtoys Well I meant the video sound. Your voice was low each time you looked a different way while talking. Couldn't hear a good part of it
@@freakbiker Yeah.. first of all I'm old af. lol. and that video is a little old too. I've gotten better I hope. I'm not really known for my audio/video expertise. lol.. Hopefully you'll stick around for the newer stuff.