This would be esscentric on a disk and it will run as long as the solar panel will power it. This is why I did not want to replace it with a solar panel, i wanted battery power on/off. All the power does is run the bucket up and down in the tower. The wood board had a copper floor all of the parts were soldered to.   the wood board cracked but I did not want it anyway, I thought it would dispay better as a mine set up in the mountains or dessert. 
I thank each of you that helped with this and WD who finally identified the source.
The parts minus the wood board may end up on e-bay if anyone is interested.
Larry

This mining operation was made by SOLARTS GOLD MINE It is solar powered by a wire attached to a small solar panel to put in a sunny window. There is a small shed 3x3x2,  a tower about 6"high with 4 legs, a 9"piece of track 1/2 wide with 3 cars on it for loading the gravel into and several other misc. parts. Be aware the only moving part is the bucket that moves upand down as the gear on the motor drives a wheel that pulls the cable to raise and lower the bucket, everything else is soldered to the base plate. This was a gift to my father-in-law who was a great railroad man and had a 4 foot by 24 foot L shaped basement layout. The parts for the mining operation have been removed from the base they are in good condition although tarnished.
Larry (longhaul)

Quote from: g-guage_trains on June 23, 2013, 12:21:31 PM
Hi, All Electronics has solar kit with solar motor, #KFK-2 for $6.00 plus shipping.
alanrr
Thanks

Quote from: Chuck N on June 22, 2013, 10:21:00 PM
So many questions, so little time.  We are not mind readers.  Who made the kit?  What numbers or other ID  is on the battery?  In my mind your question is a lot like, "I'm going on a picnic tomorrow, what is the weather forecast?".  There isn't enough information to tell us if you are in Fairbanks, Alaska or Miami, Florida, or anywhere else in the world.  

Tell us what you have as specifically as possible.  Depending on that we maybe able to help.

Chuck

PS,  If  this is a Bachmann product made for HO,  you have posted in the large scale forum.  Very different scale and I am not aware of any such product.  As a geologist, it sounds pretty neat.
Sorry

Hi guys, I have a real neat HO scale mining operation that I want to use in my layout. It came as kit and was mounted on a board about 8 x 12 inches It came with a solar operated motor that would drive a gear that would cause a bucket to up and down in the tower. The solar motor is shot and I need to find a replacement. Battery operatyed would be better with a on/off switch. any ideas where I could find something??

LONGHAUL

Thanks again guys for your help, I might try lens replacement by pluging and redrilliong, it sounds like something you can enjoy doing and get a good sense of "nice job"
longhaul

My thanks to Jward-Len-Bob-Band Doneldon, I got some good information, I assume my Bachmann has the knuckle couplers, The only way to replace the cou[lers on the cars I bought is to pull out the truck and extract the coupler (no Screw)
I think I am going to have trouble so it might be best not to use the cars at all. I can always park them on a siding.
Thanks fellows
Larry (longhaul)   longhaul comes from driving a tanker for the fire department, every call was a longhaul with that baby

Hi fellas, well I went to the Tampa train show today at the Florida fairgrounds (my first) and was totally blown away. I came home with some nice scenery stuff, a railroad coffee cup, got to have that, several magazines, 4 vehicles for my layout for .25 cents each-I wanted old beat up looking cars and 3 new HO cars for my train.
I picked up a tanker, a refrigeator?? (can'tspell it) box car and a nice iron ore car to load ore in from my silver mine. Problem, I was nieve enough to think the cars would couple togather, surely the manufactuers would standerize such a thing to avoid the confusion. NO THEY DON'T. I have what I think are horn hook on my Bachmann cars and I think it is a knuckle connector on my new cars. They are attached to the trucks differently and I need some suggestions from you guys who have been so helpful in the past.
e-mail if you would prefer  [email protected]

Ready tto make some HO roads, who has the best recipe?? I think I may do the elmers and sand or gravel, can I add color??
longhaul

Thanks again Joe,,
Larry

Hi Joe, thanks for the info, I have black steel ez track that came with the set and  the same with the power pack. I have a small layout and wanted the loop so I could set up a train station off the main line. I am fairly new to railroading and eventually will go to the dcc control but want to get a layout in place first.
thanks again.
Larry (longhaul)

I have a section that uses 6 pieces of 18 radius track making a 180 turn. Can I remove the 2 end pieces and replace the with a left and right turnout to make a inner run?
longhaul

What does the 842 Atlas rail joiner do?? I like the idea of the rerailer on the 15 radius inner loop
Thanks for your suggestion, I will give it a try.
Larry

Good idea , thanks for your suggestion.
Larry

Picked up a new Bachmann Thoroughbred train set today in Lakeland Fl. Hobby Town. I am limited for space and working with a 48 x 48 layout 18 radius curve track. Does anyone know can I use the 15" radius for a inner loop?
longhaul