I just picked up a 583 crane, with the sequenced motor. The frame on the one in your video is a bit different from mine, yours being blackened and mine is silver. The frame for the reverse unit is mounted separate inside mine. The motor they used is the same motor that Gilbert used in the PreWar HO scale Hudsons. Identical. The cloth wire on mine has shorted out, so will have to find super soft replacement wire. I might make a modification and wire the magnet separately so that I can have independent control of the magnet. I'll post a video when I finish the restoration.
I just picked up a 583 crane, with the sequenced motor. The frame on the one in your video is a bit different from mine, yours being blackened and mine is silver. The frame for the reverse unit is mounted separate inside mine. The motor they used is the same motor that Gilbert used in the PreWar HO scale Hudsons. Identical. The cloth wire on mine has shorted out, so will have to find super soft replacement wire. I might make a modification and wire the magnet separately so that I can have independent control of the magnet. I'll post a video when I finish the restoration.