Weaver G1085 with Vanderbilt Tender question

Hey @GGG....

I did a quick search and found this. Hopefully it applies to your latest challenge....

Here's the link....

https://ogrforum.com/...w-vanderbilt-tenders

@GGG....

Here's another example....but it applies to a K-Line. Maybe the construction is similar?

Here's the link....

https://www.modeltrainforum.co...erbilt-tender.25621/

Any chance that back cap pops off like the smokebox door on the front of the brass steam?

No screws but a single one in the center which I think holds the board to heatsink.  Bob made that tender from scratch.  That rear cover does look possible but but still odd

I remember one a few years ago that the rear cover popped off.  When I saw that picture, I figured it was worth a shot.  Just grab the edges and see if it wiggles off.

Yes I did get it.  After the owner gave me permission to break it if I had too .  The rear cover is the only piece without detail attaching to rest of tender.  Pulling gentle on the light fixture opened a seam at the top of cover to tender.  Then with thin blade worked around to pry off.  They used a little contact cement it looks like to glue it at bottom of cover.  Ultimately it came off.  The single screw was into the DCRU heatsink.  Every thing else inside was not permanently mounted.  Battery via rubber band to board, and the speaker floating in several foam pieces.  But it all came out the back.

Otherwise the rest of the unit is one piece.  The chassis is permanently attached to shell, same with front cover via integral parts.  So now I have to figure out how to mount all the PS-32 guts inside.  What a trip.  G

I'm glad I spotted that rear cover, I forgot about the one I had that you took that off.  I believe there is also a diecast model with a similar disassembly procedure.  I suppose the round body precludes the normal construction.