Anyone know what size battery these tenders take. A C is too wide. Were the early batteries a different size?
Steve
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Ok, got it with help from one of the Facebook sites. A standard C, but you have to lift the coal load and put it in from the top. The tab won’t last long.
Steve
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That one could be a C battery, but I know I once found a battery in a tender that is a funky battery. It looks like 2 AA cells side by side and has a funky letter designation on it. I will post some photos on Tuesday, once I get home from southern California.
NWL
A modicum of internet searching indicates that some tenders utilized an Eveready #750 three volt "pocket flashlight" battery (essentially 2AA cells in a case with specialized contacts).
Edit: The rival website shows a "Banner" F4 battery made by Burgess Battery in situ in a 120 tender. It appears to be the same construction and style as the above #750.
Überstationmeister posted:A modicum of internet searching indicates that some tenders utilized an Eveready #750 three volt "pocket flashlight" battery (essentially 2AA cells in a case with specialized contacts).
Edit: The rival website shows a "Banner" F4 battery made by Burgess Battery in situ in a 120 tender. It appears to be the same construction and style as the above #750.
I think the post about the Banner F4 battery in a 120 tender was made by me. That seems to be the details that I recall about the odd battery I found. Took me a while, but I found the pictures in my Shutterfly account. Here is the tender as I found it
However, the C cell battery is likely correct for the smaller tender that Steve has. I recall finding a windup tin streamliner that had a C cell batter in it a number of years ago. Sadly that battery had leaked all over the engine.
NWL
