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Post by trainman9 on Nov 16, 2024 14:41:12 GMT
With the popularity of tinplate I wonder if any of the dealers doing custom runs have considered having MTH do either a set or just an engine with separate sale freight or passenger cars. I think they have retained the tooling.
I’ve seen some nice MTH o gauge sets for sale either on auctions on at train shows but have been hesitant to purchase items approaching twenty years old.
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Post by rtraincollector on Nov 16, 2024 15:16:16 GMT
I just bought a MTH Tinplate Standard Gauge with Proto1 in it. It was made about 1990 and never been run, I removed original battery as didn't trust it and put in a Tenergy Centura NiMH 9V 200mAh Rechargeable Battery which is the same thing as BCR just a different company and 1/2 the cost. ( $10.99 for 2 plus shipping )
Don't worry, just take caution, replace battery or test run it at location.
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Post by trainman9 on Nov 16, 2024 18:02:55 GMT
I just bought a MTH Tinplate Standard Gauge with Proto1 in it. It was made about 1990 and never been run, I removed original battery as didn't trust it and put in a Tenergy Centura NiMH 9V 200mAh Rechargeable Battery which is the same thing as BCR just a different company and 1/2 the cost. ( $10.99 for 2 plus shipping )
Don't worry, just take caution, replace battery or test run it at location.
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Post by rtraincollector on Nov 16, 2024 19:15:42 GMT
Look it up
NiMH 9V 200mAh is not a battery, they are in a 9v battery case
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Nov 16, 2024 22:02:10 GMT
Look it up
NiMH 9V 200mAh is not a battery, they are in a 9v battery case
I did (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93metal_hydride_battery): "A nickel–metal hydride battery (NiMH or Ni–MH) is a type of rechargeable battery. The chemical reaction at the positive electrode is similar to that of the nickel–cadmium cell (NiCd), with both using nickel oxide hydroxide (NiOOH). However, the negative electrodes use a hydrogen-absorbing alloy instead of cadmium." NiMH is most emphatically a battery.
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Post by madockawando on Nov 16, 2024 22:41:27 GMT
Any new MTH tiki plate being offered now?
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Post by runamuckchuck on Nov 16, 2024 22:53:41 GMT
Any new MTH tiki plate being offered now? Just the O gauge monorails have been officially announced. But to hear some dealers 400Es are in the talking stages. But as for what those engines would pull? Crickets. I would not hold my breath or anyone else's for that matter!
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Post by lionelllc on Nov 17, 2024 0:23:08 GMT
With the popularity of tinplate I wonder if any of the dealers doing custom runs have considered having MTH do either a set or just an engine with separate sale freight or passenger cars. I think they have retained the tooling. They may have retained the tooling, but they're not currently using the tooling. Dealers can only do custom runs based off of what MTH is currently manufacturing, and right now MTH isn't making tinplate trains. So the answer to your quaestion is: no. Stu
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Post by rtraincollector on Nov 17, 2024 1:44:02 GMT
Look it up
NiMH 9V 200mAh is not a battery, they are in a 9v battery case
I did (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93metal_hydride_battery): "A nickel–metal hydride battery (NiMH or Ni–MH) is a type of rechargeable battery. The chemical reaction at the positive electrode is similar to that of the nickel–cadmium cell (NiCd), with both using nickel oxide hydroxide (NiOOH). However, the negative electrodes use a hydrogen-absorbing alloy instead of cadmium." NiMH is most emphatically a battery. I was mislead then, but it seems to be working good for me, in two different locomotives.
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Post by healey36 on Nov 17, 2024 2:59:01 GMT
I’ve had good luck with batteries, if I’m honest. I have a couple of BCR’s still in their blisters, purchased on the recommendation of others, just have never gotten around to installing them. The general opinion would likely be I’m pressing my luck.
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Post by steveoncattailcreek on Nov 17, 2024 6:19:21 GMT
I was mislead then, but it seems to be working good for me, in two different locomotives. No reason why it shouldn't -- both a capacitor and a rechargeable battery do essentially the same thing -- store electricity from a DC power source, and feed back a portion of that energy upon demand. The main difference is that a rechargeable battery stores and releases the electric charge as a chemical reaction, while the capacitor is purely electrical storage (a modern day form of a Leyden jar). Unlike a battery, though, IME a capacitor is less likely to wear out, and less likely to leak chemicals, unless *really* abused.
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Post by trainman9 on Nov 17, 2024 13:17:48 GMT
Look it up
NiMH 9V 200mAh is not a battery, they are in a 9v battery case
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Post by trainman9 on Nov 17, 2024 13:22:50 GMT
With the popularity of tinplate I wonder if any of the dealers doing custom runs have considered having MTH do either a set or just an engine with separate sale freight or passenger cars. I think they have retained the tooling. They may have retained the tooling, but they're not currently using the tooling. Dealers can only do custom runs based off of what MTH is currently manufacturing, and right now MTH isn't making tinplate trains. So the answer to your quaestion is: no. Stu That makes a lot of sense.
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Post by rtraincollector on Nov 17, 2024 13:50:03 GMT
Look it up
NiMH 9V 200mAh is not a battery, they are in a 9v battery case
And I already said I was miss lead
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