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  • July 7, 2019 at 10:24 am #990
    AvatarMikeh67
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    Has anyone else noticed that C-cells no-longer fit in some Ruston diesels?

    I assume tat c-Cells have got bigger over the years. I knew that Duracell cells are generally slightly over-size, but I have a Ruston diesel for which I could not find any C-cells that fit, so I converted it to run on AA batteries.

    Regards, Mike, Adelaide, Australia.

    July 13, 2019 at 2:27 pm #991
    DaveDave
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    Hi Mike,

    I think you are right. The old C-cells are smaller I think.

    I have some old C-cells. Maybe funny to compare them with the contemporary ones.

    I think it could be a new post….

    August 14, 2019 at 9:53 pm #1012
    AvatarMhuk1961
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    Definitely the Duracell battery does not fit into the yellow loco, how did you modify it to take the AA size?

    Am discovering the Big train to build a garden railway for my two grandsons, looking forward to getting it up and running. Any help or advice you can give me is appreciated.

    Mike

    Mike

    August 19, 2019 at 7:36 pm #1020
    DaveDave
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    Hi Mike,

    I don’t know how Mike from Australia converted his loco to fit AA batteries but you can use these AA battery holders and connect these to the base of the original brass battery pickups/retainers.

    4x AA battery holder

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