I have a nice original 384 that is great except on one roller bracket has holes worn considerably so that roller doesn’t contact the center rail. The other side is fine. I thought finding a replacement would be easy, but these have turned out to be difficult to find. Any ideas? I thought maybe filling the holes with silver solder and redrilling if a replacement cannot be found. Thanks
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www.ttender.com has them as BL2-9, or I have the MTH replacement. To replace it, you have to unbend the tabs on the nameplate, remove the assembly and replace the strip. The plate tabs have to be firmly crimped back in place because contact between the pickup strip and button plate is a pressure contact.
@Jon G posted:www.ttender.com has them as BL2-9, or I have the MTH replacement. To replace it, you have to unbend the tabs on the nameplate, remove the assembly and replace the strip. The plate tabs have to be firmly crimped back in place because contact between the pickup strip and button plate is a pressure contact.
Wow, thanks! It’s a tough part to find. Thanks for the train tender tip.
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We have them in stock also. Harry 
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