Originally Posted by edmunda:
How difficult is it to replace a battery in a PS 1.0 MTH premier steam or diesel that has been sitting idle for years?
Is the level of effort different to install a battery vs. BCR?
What is the unit cost differential between regular battery and BCR?
Thanks.
1) depending on model of locomotive, it usually involves opening the case - removing the cab from the frame to get inside. Length of time sitting shouldn't matter one way or the other unless you've got leaky batteries in there.
2) level of effort exactly the same, the BCR's are made to plug into the same plug the battery pugged into, whether 3v or 9v.
3) BCR2 (3v) $19.95, BCR (9V) $24.95, but you can perhaps get volume discount.
I'm In the middle of converting my 45 Standard Gauge PS2 engines to BCR's - just ordered another 8 BCR's to finish the job. I think the more engines you have, the more BCR's make sense, simply because most of the roster will be in deeper rotation.