Thanks for posting this. Some notes for myself and anyone attempting this repair: • use a small pair of bent-nosed pliers to gently pry out and reattach the spade connectors from the motor. • the motor has a marking on it indicating the positive terminal. This is important when removing and reattaching the motor. • there should be continuity when touching the motor terminals with the meter leads • you can clean the motor interior by prying up the retaining tabs and sliding the plastic cap off. (You must cut the zip-tie first) • mine was making an awful squeal until I cleaned the motor. • use Deoxit and a Q-tip on the brushes and motor shaft. • note the location of the zip-tie nub before cutting it, so it doesn’t impede reassembly.
Thank you for this video! I had cleaned an extremely corroded battery compartment with a combination of vinegar and isopropyl alcohol- it’s very satisfying going from a greenish blue crystalline cavern to a shiny copper compartment with the help of the Dremel wire brush. However I still couldn’t get the batteries to work so I was stumped until I saw your tip about cleaning under the tab (Duh). I tested it for continuity and Sure enough - there was a whole bunch of corrosion nonsense under the tab. With the help of more vinegar, more contact cleaner and this awesome screwdriver I have, that has an unusually thin but long flat tip that’s textured as well; I was able make quick work of the corroded area. Now the moment of truth, IT WORKS!! The LED is flickering on and off but it will have to do, honestly that looks like a project. Cheers
@@classicalvintagecollectorI just dug into another one I had - where the light worked but the motor didn’t. I tore it down dabbed the engine with some lube and BOOM, working as good as new! Thank you so much! I guess I will have to look around your channel for some x-wing restorations, the lights work but no action from the motor action. Hopefully some lube will do it. 🤞🏼
Thanks for the feedback. I have a videos on all the electronic ships with the exception of the tie intersector. That 1 took a lot of restoration work but I gotta really inexpensively. I haven't gotten around to making it because the video is going to be quite involved.
Thanks for posting! Really great video. I have one of these (non-working) tie fighters with zero corrosion. I'm going to try to fix it using your tips. Could you possibly post a link to the Evan's battery tool that you used? (There are several versions on their site--with and without a switch, etc.). I have zero experience repairing electronics, but I'd like to try. I'll need to order all the tools, including the volt meter and alligator clips. By the way, my green wire and gray wire were in the opposite position from where yours were, and I don't think my tie fighter had ever been opened before. I tried swapping them, but that didn't fix the problem...lol... Thanks again!!
Well....non-functioning Kenner Star Wars toys cost a lot less. I enjoy the challenge of bringing life back into toys. Some like restoring cars (been there, done that); I like toys. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video.
