I collect o gauge clockwork… anyone else? This one seems to have some interesting wiring for the front light going on. I’ll fix that and see what it needs next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A clockwork power car with a working headlight? I learned something new today. Is that a C battery holder I see in the back end?
Well you might think it’s a c battery holder but it’s not… I’m not sure what size it is. The holder is about 40mm in length, like a 42mm long battery would be perfect I think. A c cell is almost 50mm long. The diameter, 15/16ths is perfect for a c cell. This doesn’t seem to line up with any historical battery sizes https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/...ILES/ANSI Battery Standardization History.pdf I have another old tinplate loco with a battery for the lamp where I’m similarly clueless about the size. This one though I can’t easily wedge an AA in like I did on the other one. Not sure what I’m going to do yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The bulb is 18V … well that’s not going to work well with a 1.5v battery of any type. The woo woo woo deepens on this one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Lol. I am starting to understand why this was such a good deal when I bought it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I spent a lot of time learning about fractional C cells and other obsolete batteries. I can find no reference for a battery that will fit in this train! I ended up doing a minimal modification to Velcro in AA battery holders with on/off switches. I wired this in parallel with the original so if anyone ever figures it out, it’s easy to reverse. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk