Hi,
I just picked up three green battery operated Marx accessories today at a show. The lights do work but faintly even with a good battery. Are there any tricks of the trade for cleaning up the contacts and getting the lights brighter? What voltage lamps should I use since they run off of a "D" cell battery?
Thank you,
Kevin
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With a single D battery, you should have a 1.5v bulb. Bulbs with a higher voltage would appear dim.
Steve
Steve,
Do you know a source for the colored flat bulbs for the traffic signal and the long bulb for the railroad crossing? Are the accessories easy to repair? I am trying to use accessories that would have been used by the wind up sets, since I am not planning on using electric sets.
Thanks,
Kevin
Kevin
Robert Grossman at http://www.trainpartsformarx.c...rt.htm#LIGHT%20BULBS has a selection of the flat faced bulbs, however they are 14v so would not work with battery devices. I do not know of anyone selling the flat face colored bulbs in lower voltages.
Steve
Steve,
Thanks for the link, I guess I will just have to use round ones down the road.
Kevin
Kevin I just got this. Does it look like any of yours?
Dave,
Yes, that is the one.
Kevin
just curious, with the tab in slot construction, I wonder how Marx intented the battery to be changed? Mine has the three tbas broken off.
any one have a timeline on the battery operated acessories?
just curious, with the tab in slot construction, I wonder how Marx intented the battery to be changed? Mine has the three tbas broken off.
any one have a timeline on the battery operated acessories?
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