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Locomotive - Tender electrical connection

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Sunday, January 2, 2011 9:27 AM

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Posted by cacole on Sunday, January 2, 2011 9:23 AM

Miniatronics makes micro-mini connectors that are much smaller and inconspicuous because they are black instead of being white like the ones sold by Micro-Mark.

Any good local hobby shop should have the Miniatronics sets in stock.  They come in 2, 3, and 4 wire versions.

http://www.miniatronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=4 

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Posted by JoeinPA on Saturday, January 1, 2011 9:05 PM

MrMick

These plugs look like they will work...can they be disconnected/reconnected  easily?

MrMick

They snap together and come apart reasonably easily.  They are designed to stay together until you want to take them apart rather than coming apart easily when you don't want them to.

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, January 1, 2011 5:49 PM

Micro USB plugs are also nice and small and easy to connect.

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Posted by MrMick on Saturday, January 1, 2011 5:30 PM

The present plug is a single-wire arrangement  to utilize the tender electrical pickup ; I looked at the micro-mark mini-connector plugs ( i.e., web page), and I think that (even though they show two wires and I only need one) they will work;  are these mini connector plugs difficult to separate once they are connected?  They look like a connector style used in cars that that take a pair of pliers/screwdriver to separate.

 

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, January 1, 2011 5:21 PM

Do Share MrMick Smile, Wink & Grin

You forgot to add the attachment.

Unless of course you were refering to a couple of posts ago. Whistling

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Posted by MrMick on Saturday, January 1, 2011 5:10 PM

These plugs look like they will work...can they be disconnected/reconnected  easily?

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:36 PM

If you cant find the correct plug you could use any micro plug.

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Posted by JoeinPA on Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:26 PM

Is your loco DC or DCC?  Is the plug used to bring power from the tender pickups or does it have other functions such as a backup light also.  If it involves just one or two wires you might want to consider somthing like the mini plug and sockets that Micro Mark and others sell.  FOr example see: http://www.micromark.com/MINI-CONNECTOR-KIT-PKG-OF-10,8839.html.

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:18 PM

Which loco do you have?  Also do you have any pics of it?

 

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Locomotive - Tender electrical connection
Posted by MrMick on Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:09 PM

Can anyone suggest where I can purchase a connector to go between  a steam locomotive and the tender? The one that is there - a tiny "bullet" connector - is mashed and no longer stays connected..  I want to replace it; the HO locomotive is A Rivarossi steam loco.

 

Or suggest an alternative means of electrically connecting the two pieces such that they can be mechanically disconnected easily ( i.e., I do not want to solder a wire between the tender and locomotive that would s prevent the two from being separated).

 

Thanks

Mr. Mick

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