@Casey_Jones posted:@Ron045, approximately, how long does a battery last? I realize it will vary from loco to loco based on the number of motors, lights, and how long/heavy a load it's pulling etc. And what is the recharge time?
My F7's each run on a 14.8V 3800mah LiIon battery. I have those two engines, two dummy B's and 7 heavyweight passenger cars that can run for over 3 hours, continuous or stop and go. Charging time is near equivalent. So if I run for an hour, it takes about an hour to charge.
So far, I have not had an instance where I wanted to run those engines and the battery was not charged. They don't have a memory, so I do not have to run them all the way down before charging. I can put them on the charger any time.
I use magnets to hold the shell on the battery car. So if I really wanted to swap out a fresh battery I could very easily. But I have not had to do that at all.
