Battery Query

James M

James M

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Hi All,
Silly question time. I have removed body from my little John loco and noticed some debris between the positive and negative terminals on the battery. Being a bit of a worrier I am wondering if there is any likelihood of a short. Not sure if debris is metal or not.

Thanks Alan.
 
Not knowing what the debris is, I would certainly clean it out carefully with something non-metallic.....!

Jon.
 
Doesn't sound good. I'd definitely have a clean up. Use an old paint brush (carefully). If you're really keen, some non conductive grease will keep the terminals clean & dry
 
James M said:
Hi All,
Silly question time. I have removed body from my little John loco and noticed some debris between the positive and negative terminals on the battery. Being a bit of a worrier I am wondering if there is any likelihood of a short. Not sure if debris is metal or not.

Thanks Alan.
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Simple question - is the loco working?

If it is - there's no short, but best to clean things up - gently :mask::mask:
 
Rhinochugger said:
Simple question - is the loco working?

If it is - there's no short, but best to clean things up - gently :mask::mask:
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But, if there is a potential (no pun) short lurking in there, do we *really* want to turn it on and possibly complete the loop?? :eek::shake::shake:

Get some decent light on it, to try to identify what it is..
?Possibly? remove the two cells the debris is between? - If individual cells in a holder, and you can easily remove them.
Might even need the 'pointy' end of said paintbrush to dislodge whatever it is??
 
James M said:
Hi All,
Silly question time. I have removed body from my little John loco and noticed some debris between the positive and negative terminals on the battery. Being a bit of a worrier I am wondering if there is any likelihood of a short. Not sure if debris is metal or not.

Thanks Alan.
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A picture would be a great deal of help if you can manage one.
 
Hi all,
Many thanks for your help and replies. The batteries are partially sealed in a pack. The terminals are under a clear plastic which is what the debris was sticking to. Difficult to get to but I have removed the worst of the debris carefully with a cocktail stick. Will post a picture later. Once again many thanks for your advice.

Regards Alan.
 
What colour is said debris. Black? metallic?
 
It looked metallic. I have removed all I can see now, don’t know how it got there, but I have now run loco and all apppears to be ok.

Regards Alan.
 
it is not gear wear, is it?
 
stockers said:
it is not gear wear, is it?
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It’s not the gears as they are nylon. Think it was there before I bought loco, as I have not run loco much yet. Could’nt See debris anywhere else, a mystery. Thanks for your help.

Regards Alan.
 
Sounds like a bit of swarf..

Whether from battery manufacturer (if not in-house), or Roundhouse (I think for Little John) we may never know..
 
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