Has anyone taken apart their tender on their Berkshire (30-1519-1, 30-1520-1, 30-1521-1 or a 30-1522-1)? My battery is near the end of it's life and I would like to know what type of battery it has. I do not want to take it apart just for safety reasons. Thanks
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It's a 2.4V 2-cell battery. As stated, it's a piece of cake to open it up to change the battery if necessary.
From the manual...
If the sounds are not improved at the end of the 15-minute test charge,
it is time to replace the battery. Available through M.T.H. Parts:
® (Item No. 50-1024) AA NiCad Proto-Sound Battery (Blue Casing)
® (Item No. BG4000004) AAA NiMH Proto-Sound Battery (Green Casing)
is a bcr available for this?
that is what I would put in.
There are BCR models for both the 2.4V and 9V batteries, so that answer would be yes.
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"Safety reasons"? What "safety reasons"? Has it gotten to this that we can't open up a little model choo-choo for "safety reasons"? This is how we learn. It's a model. Oy.
I must have misunderstood. I must have.
It may have been for the safety of the choo-choo electronics.
Thank you guys, I have never opened an MTH Loco before whetehr it is the tender or the locomotive because I have a certified repair person, that works on all my locos. I will have the guts to open the locomotive and change the battery. BCR might happen
Don't worry about it. I will take care of it. Thanks anyways
Opening the locomotive will be an exercise in futility, the battery is in the tender.