No Charging Port for PS2?

Earlier PS2's did not have charging ports. My brother also has a 400e from around 2000 with ps2 and no charging port.

Tell your friend not to fire that loco up with the old white battery.

Every time I open an engine for any reason, I replace the battery with a BCR.   It's the best long term solution.

John, that is the best advice and people should pay attention and do just that.  I see people often that will tell me the battery looked good.  One guy told me that and he  had a 19 year old battery and could not understand why things went bad.  I am not that smart to know the battery status, I still need a meter with a load imposed on the battery.

I remember a long time back on the forum some guy was being funny and told people he could touch a battery to his tongue and tell the voltage.  That was something else.  Nobody can top that one.

Marty,

Can all early PS 2 battery's be replaced with a PS 2 BCR?

Thanks, Joe B.

Yes.  It is the same as the PS-1.  It is a BCR to replace a 9V battery.

The PS-2 3V BCR is smaller and designed to replace the 2.4V battery.  G

GGG

Just so I understand this right, the PS 2 BCR can replace the battery in a 5 volt early PS 2 systems even though it is a 3 volt BCR.

Thanks, Joe B.

Joe,

Just so I understand this right, the PS 2 BCR can replace the battery in a 5 volt early PS 2 systems even though it is a 3 volt BCR.

That's incorrect. It cannot. As GGG stated:

The PS-2 3V BCR is smaller and designed to replace the 2.4V battery.  G

3 volt

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com...-Repl-p/jwe-bcr2.htm

5 volt 

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com...-Repl-p/jwe-bcr1.htm

J and W Electronics makes them and if you go to York, they are in the Orange Hall.  I picked up 12 from them last show and work great.  

MTH did offer an up grade harness to add a charging port.

Ron

Thanks to all for your help and information.

Joe B.