After my father's death, I inherited his collection of 1950s model railroading trains and equipment. One of his prized possessions was a Santa Fe passenger train set by Lionel. It has the 2343P, 2343T and 2343C engine combination and five passenger cars. After being boxed and unused for more than 40 years, I recently opened this set and the other trains I inherited. The Santa Fe set was just as I remembered and is in great condition, EXCEPT, my father forgot to remove the battery from the 2343P engine when he last packed the trains away. Needless to say, the 2343P is a mess where the battery compartment is. Does anyone out there know if this unit is salvageable? Is there anyway I can remove the battery (which is now unrecognizable) and restore the unit or is this just a permanently ruined engine that I should throw away?
Help!
Phillyboy, this is the Classic Train forum, dealing with the real stuff, not models. I have had battery 'melt-downs' and fortunately what was not salvageable was not precious.
You might get some good answers on the 'CLASSIC TOY TRAIN FORUM', the first one on the Kalmbach forum list. The similarity of names has zinged many!
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