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MTH Tinplate changing battery

W wolffeoneOGR Forum Member

Hi. I'm new to tinplate and MTH. I've recently purchased a NRFB MTH NYC Steam Tinplate Set, with engine 260-E from 2006. I followed the direction in the operating manual and so far everything runs great even though the battery is 9 years old. But, there is a lot of talk about the battery and if its not charged or dead in can ruin the boards. So my question is, where is the battery placement... in the engine or tender. The manul shows nothing of placement or how to remove shell for placement. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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P phillyreadingOGR Forum Member

I have an MTH steam engine, a Reading Lines T-1 PS-2, and the battery is in the tender.

Before you replace the battery make sure that it really needs replacing, as it is a labor intense job because the battery is mounted under a circuit board. the tender's shell must be removed and then you can access the battery after removing a few things, might want to make a diagram or take some photos before removing the battery.

 

My local MTH tech in Miami FL told me that my battery just needs a good 14 hour charge from a wall transformer that MTH sells. He said "don't track charge the battery" as you can have your engine take off at high speed because of power interruptions.

 

I have replaced the battery in my PS-1 steam engine and it is in the tender also and sort of difficult to get to. PS-1 engines are more prone to circuit board failure when the battery goes bad, so if a PS-1 engine sits for a long time replace the battery with a fresh battery that is fully charged.

 

Lee Fritz

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